Elon Musk’s SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion Deal, Eyes June IPO

SpaceX has acquired xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, in a deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, according to Bloomberg. The merged company is preparing for a June IPO that could raise $50 billion.

“SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth,” Musk wrote in a statement posted to SpaceX’s website Monday.

The deal combines SpaceX, valued at $800 billion in December, with xAI, valued at $230 billion in January, according to PitchBook. An IPO at $1.25 trillion would place the combined company among the top 10 most valuable publicly traded firms in the U.S.

SpaceX generated between $2 billion and $5 billion in profit on $15 billion to $16 billion of revenue in 2025, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the results. xAI is burning through roughly $1 billion per month trying to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, Bloomberg reported.

“xAI shareholders effectively get a lifeline through the deal,” Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the transaction.