SpaceX Begins Trading at $150 per Share, $2 Trillion Valuation

SpaceX began public trading on June 12 2026 at an opening price of $150 per share and a nearly $2 trillion valuation. Shares rose about 20 percent in the first few minutes of trading. 67 billion last year.

Around 30 percent of the $75 billion in shares to be traded have been set aside for retail investors. Founders Fund made its first institutional investment in SpaceX in 2008 and put an additional $600 million into the company over the following decade. 5 percent stake valued at $67 billion at the $150 share price.

Peter Thiel, ranked No. 5 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List, is a partner at Founders Fund. Trae Stephens, also a Founders Fund partner, said in a June interview with Bloomberg that the core lesson is never to bet against Elon Musk.

7 percent stake in SpaceX worth over $71 billion at the opening price. Antonio Gracias, ranked No. 32 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List, leads the Chicago-based firm and serves on the SpaceX board.

DFJ Growth first invested in SpaceX in 2009 and has put more than $800 million into the company. Its stake is worth at least $33 billion at $150 per share. Randy Glein, ranked No. 23 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List, is a cofounder of DFJ Growth and a SpaceX board director.

Sequoia led its first investment into SpaceX in 2019 and has invested over $1 billion in the company. It also invested $800 million in X and xAI.

Shaun Maguire, ranked No. 22 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List, led the Sequoia investment. a16z led a $750 million round into SpaceX at a $137 billion valuation in January 2023. After the merger of SpaceX, X, and xAI, the firm owns around $11 billion of SpaceX stock.