Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in Skydance
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
TL;DR
The blowout news from SpaceX’s Q3 earnings wasn’t the rocket and AI giant’s outstanding performance that far exceeded even the analysts’ elevated expectations, but Elon Musk’s revelation that SpaceX and Tesla are weighing a merger Elon Musk has made an investment in Skydance of roughly $1 billion, according to a report from Semafor Thursday.
Sources
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Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/is-elon-musk-tesla-spacex-merger-a-good-idea-shareholders
2
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-merger-math-doesnt-add-up
3
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-made-a-1-billion-investment-in-skydance-report-says
4
CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-skydance-investment.html