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SpaceX announced Tuesday that it will acquire Anysphere, the company behind AI coding tool Cursor, for $60 billion in an all-stock deal. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.

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SpaceX announced Tuesday that it will acquire Anysphere, the company behind AI coding tool Cursor, for $60 billion in an all-stock deal. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.

The acquisition comes days after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/spacex-ipo-raises-b-breaks-alltime-record">SpaceX raised more than $85 billion in its Nasdaq debut</a>, the largest IPO in history, which valued the company at more than $2 trillion. SpaceX's stock has climbed almost 50% from its IPO price of $135.

The acquisition comes days after SpaceX raised more than $85 billion in its Nasdaq debut, the largest IPO in history, which valued the company at more than $2 trillion. SpaceX's stock has climbed almost 50% from its IPO price of $135.

SpaceX had secured an option in April to either purchase Cursor for $60 billion or pay a $10 billion fee for its collaboration on coding and AI. If the deal collapses due to antitrust issues, SpaceX will pay a separate $4 billion regulatory termination fee.

SpaceX had secured an option in April to either purchase Cursor for $60 billion or pay a $10 billion fee for its collaboration on coding and AI. If the deal collapses due to antitrust issues, SpaceX will pay a separate $4 billion regulatory termination fee.

Founded in 2022 by MIT graduates, Cursor has grown rapidly, reaching roughly $2.6 billion in annualized business-to-business revenue. The startup had previously been in talks to raise $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation before the SpaceX deal was announced.

Founded in 2022 by MIT graduates, Cursor has grown rapidly, reaching roughly $2.6 billion in annualized business-to-business revenue. The startup had previously been in talks to raise $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation before the SpaceX deal was announced.

SpaceX's AI division, built around xAI and its Grok chatbot, has lagged behind rivals' coding tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. SpaceX merged with xAI in February and has been restructuring the division.

SpaceX's AI division, built around xAI and its Grok chatbot, has lagged behind rivals' coding tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex. SpaceX merged with xAI in February and has been restructuring the division.

Cursor is used by major companies including Stripe, Adobe and Nvidia, and is backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and Google. Cursor shareholders will receive SpaceX Class A common stock as payment under the terms of the deal.

Cursor is used by major companies including Stripe, Adobe and Nvidia, and is backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and Google. Cursor shareholders will receive SpaceX Class A common stock as payment under the terms of the deal.

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SpaceX had secured an option in April to either purchase Cursor for $60 billion or pay a $10 billion fee for their collaboration on coding and AI. If the deal collapses due to antitrust issues, SpaceX will pay a separate $4 billion regulatory termination fee.

SpaceX had secured an option in April to either purchase Cursor for $60 billion or pay a $10 billion fee for their collaboration on coding and AI. If the deal collapses due to antitrust issues, SpaceX will pay a separate $4 billion regulatory termination fee.

SpaceX didn't just buy Cursor. It bought influence over the next generation of builders. Control the rockets, satellites, AI models, chips — and now the coding environment — and you shape the infrastructure of innovation itself. The deal is about consolidating power over the tools, platforms and pathways that define the future, as every line of code written inside that ecosystem strengthens the same empire.

SpaceX didn't just buy Cursor. It bought influence over the next generation of builders. Control the rockets, satellites, AI models, chips — and now the coding environment — and you shape the infrastructure of innovation itself. The deal is about consolidating power over the tools, platforms and pathways that define the future, as every line of code written inside that ecosystem strengthens the same empire.

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Cursor isn't just a text editor — it's the layer where software actually gets built, and every engineer using it is training Grok to engineer better without even realizing it. SpaceX already had compute, models, rockets and factories; the missing piece was where the software powering all of it gets written. That feedback loop of objective, test-driven AI learning is the real $60 billion asset.

Cursor isn't just a text editor — it's the layer where software actually gets built, and every engineer using it is training Grok to engineer better without even realizing it. SpaceX already had compute, models, rockets and factories; the missing piece was where the software powering all of it gets written. That feedback loop of objective, test-driven AI learning is the real $60 billion asset.

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