SpaceX shares soar, a cosmic gamble with Elon Musk's brand.

SpaceX made a sensational IPO, soaring to a valuation of $2.2 trillion. But behind this historic buying spree was a massive gamble by investors on Elon Musk's ambitious visions, from colonizing Mars to establishing an AI center in space.

June 13, 2569 SpaceX (SPCX) stock is experiencing a massive surge after making history on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq market. The stock closed at $160.95, up 19% from its IPO price, before climbing another nearly 3.5% in after-hours trading to reach $166.76. This resulted in an additional market capitalization of approximately $80,000 billion, bringing it to around $2.2 trillion. Over 16 million shares were traded in the after-market close, in addition to the more than 500 million shares traded during the day.

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What's interesting about the IPO of the space industry company SpaceX is the ambitious vision of its leader, Elon Musk, which includes colonizing Mars and placing artificial intelligence (AI) data centers in space.

While SpaceX's IPO goal is to raise at least $75,000 billion, providing investors with equity opportunities in businesses ranging from space exploration and satellite communications to the social media platform X and the controversial AI platform Grok, some speculate that Tesla and SpaceX may become more closely linked in the future.

According to a BBC article, Elon Musk plans to use the funds raised from this IPO to expand SpaceX's current business as well as invest in various future projects, such as:

• Asteroid mining
• Establishing colonies on Mars.
• Installing an AI data center in space.

As stated in the released investment prospectus: "Humanity must avoid the same fate as the dinosaurs and prepare for an era of abundance rooted in space, for the light of consciousness should not be confined to a single planet."

Of course, SpaceX's goals and vision, which seem straight out of a science fiction novel, raise many questions about their feasibility. On the other hand, over the years, Elon Musk has repeatedly proven that he can make the impossible possible.

In the past, Elon Musk has weathered several crises, including failed rocket launches, production bottlenecks, and political conflicts. Currently, the competition in AI involves massive investment and is fraught with uncertainty, leading many to worry that the stock prices of many AI companies may be overvalued and that a bubble could burst in the future.

Last year, SpaceX had revenues of $18,600 billion but a net loss of $4,900 billion. The IPO documents explicitly stated that the company has a “history of net losses and may not be able to generate profits in the future.”

The BBC article quoted Ruth Foxe-Blader, an analyst from venture capital firm Citrine Venture Partners, who viewed the sheer number of projects and business diversification of SpaceX as a key selling point, as the company doesn't rely on any single business. Meanwhile, Michael Hewson from iForex saw this as a big gamble on Elon Musk's ability to turn these ambitious visions into reality.

The SpaceX IPO is just the beginning of a wave of major AI IPOs this year. Anthropic and OpenAI are expected to follow suit with similar IPOs. Importantly, the principle remains the same: massive amounts of money flowing into the companies without any guarantee that future profits will grow sufficiently to justify the increased valuation.

In terms of decision-making power, Elon Musk will retain more than 80% of the company's voting rights even after the IPO, a slight decrease from his current holdings. This means that Elon Musk will still determine almost all of the company's management, business direction, and long-term strategy.

With so much power centralized in Elon Musk's hands, SpaceX may not even need independent directors who have no direct personal or financial interests in the company. This situation is causing concern among some investors, as almost all decision-making power would be concentrated in the hands of a single individual.

A Harvard Law School report warns that this type of power structure poses a risk to other shareholders because SpaceX executives and insiders will have virtually no checks and balances on key business deals, including acquisitions, transactions with other companies by Elon Musk, and even determining his own compensation.

An example is SpaceX's acquisition of Elon Musk's AI company, xAI. This originated from Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter in 2022, which he renamed X. Then, xAI acquired the social media platform X in 2025.

Furthermore, Elon Musk is known for his unpredictable management style and the numerous businesses he manages simultaneously. However, for some investors, his reputation is a key factor in attracting them. This suggests that SpaceX may be leveraging its strengths. "Elon Musk's brand" SpaceX is building a unique selling proposition beyond mere business fundamentals, as reflected in its efforts to open up its portfolio to a wider-than-usual number of retail investors.

SpaceX's IPO is therefore not just a historic fundraising event, but also a crucial test of how much global capital markets are willing to value "Elon Musk's vision," and how much investors will accept his centralized power structure in the long term. Ultimately, it is up to investors to decide whether SpaceX stock is worth its price.

refer : bbc.com, bbc.com, google.com/finance

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