Aug 14 2026

SpaceX closes its $60B acquisition of Cursor, the largest venture-backed startup acquisition on record, folding the coding tool into SpaceXAI alongside xAI.

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Cursor's shares converted into roughly 389.3 million SpaceX Class A shares under an 8-K; Anysphere becomes a wholly owned subsidiary. The option was struck in April and formalized in June; today is the close.

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