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SpaceX

Space technology company backed by the PayPal investor network.

Wikipedia-confirmed identity. Matched to Wikidata Q193701 ↗ with a Wikipedia article ↗. Checked 2026-10-02.

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Space technology company backed by the PayPal investor network.

Funding events

Financing records can exist before investors are identified. Source reports retain their date basis, amount scope, and review status.

  1. SpaceX ↗

    SpaceX · Financing · 2008

    Source assertionCurated researchFinancing event
    Date · basis unspecified
    Date not recorded
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Not specified

    Source context: Gigafund identifies Nosek as the person who led Founders Fund's first venture investment in SpaceX in 2008; no personal contribution amount is disclosed. The source establishes the firm and its investment partner; a syndicate lead role, financing stage and amount are not disclosed.

    No amount recorded in this event’s evidence.

    Event reference: funding:spacex:first-venture-investment-2008

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Organizations and connections

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  1. Elon Musk→SpaceX

    Chief executive, chief technology officer and chairman

    ledFrom 2002 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  2. Founders Fund→SpaceX

    First venture investment led by Luke Nosek

    invested in2008Curated evidence
    Investor role
    Investor role not specified
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Not specified

    Source context: The source establishes the firm and its investment partner; a syndicate lead role, financing stage and amount are not disclosed.

    No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

    Event reference: funding:spacex:first-venture-investment-2008

  3. Gigafund→SpaceX

    Invested more than $1 billion cumulatively since 2017

    invested in2017Curated evidence
    Investor role
    Investor role not specified
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Not specified
    Cumulative investment
    At least USD 1,000,000,000

    Source context: Cumulative investment history since July 2017, not a single financing round. The source says more than $1 billion; the recorded lower bound is not an exact sum.

    Cumulative investment covers multiple investments over time.

    Event reference: funding:spacex:gigafund-investment-history

  4. Luke Nosek→SpaceX

    Joined the board

    board memberFrom 2008 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  5. Luke Nosek→SpaceX

    Led Founders Fund’s first venture investment

    investment partner2008Curated evidence
    Investor role
    Investment partner
    Named partner role
    Lead investment partner
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Not specified
    Investor organization
    Founders Fund ↗

    Source context: Gigafund identifies Nosek as the person who led Founders Fund's first venture investment in SpaceX in 2008; no personal contribution amount is disclosed.

    No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

    Event reference: funding:spacex:first-venture-investment-2008

  6. Elon Musk→SpaceX

    Founded

    foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
  7. Elon Musk→SpaceX

    Works or worked for

    employed byFrom 2002 · end not recordedWikidata statement
  8. Gwynne Shotwell→SpaceX

    Works or worked for

    employed byFrom 2002 · end not recordedWikidata statement
  9. Blake Benthall→SpaceX

    Works or worked for

    employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
  10. Elon Musk→SpaceX

    Chief executive of

    leadsFrom 2002 · end not recordedWikidata statement