Google and Fidelity to own 10%
of SPACEX
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has raised a
billion dollars in a financing round with two new
investors, Google and Fidelity. They join existing
investors Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Valor
Equity Partners and Capricorn. Google and Fidelity will
collectively own just under 10% of the company.
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches the
world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft. This
funding will be used to support continued innovation in
the areas of space transport, reusability, and satellite
manufacturing.