SpaceX reduces a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to theverge.com, with an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion.
Sources
1
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/science/916427/spacex-cursor-potential-deal-acquisition
2
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60-billion
3
Axios Feed
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/spacex-ai-cursor-deal
4
CNBC Top News
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/spacex-says-it-can-buy-cursor-later-this-year-for-60-billion-or-pay-10-billion-for-our-work-together.html
5
Financial Times Companies
https://www.ft.com/content/d23bd03a-92ac-4e81-8460-3b867a833860