SpaceX to acquire vibe coding startup Cursor for $60B
today announced plans to acquire Cursor, the developer of a popular vibe coding platform, for $60 billion in stock. The companies expect to close the transaction by the end of the quarter. In April, SpaceX partnered with Cursor to develop artificial intelligence models optimized for coding [...
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- SiliconANGLE UPDATED 16:25 EDT / JUNE 16 2026 AI SpaceX to acquire vibe coding startup Cursor for $60B by Maria Deutscher Newly public SpaceX Corp.
In April, SpaceX partnered with Cursor to develop artificial intelligence models optimized for coding tasks.
- Cursor enables developers to build application modules, rewrite legacy code in a new language and perform other complex tasks using prompts.
Earlier this year, the platform received a major upgrade that enhanced its AI agent capabilities.
- According to the company, its implementation of Muon can complete some tasks that usually require 16 graphics cards using just eight.
- In May, the SpaceX unit launched a model called Grok Build 0.
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- #today announced plans to acquire Cursor, the developer of a popular vibe coding platform, for $60 billion in stock.
- #today announced plans to acquire Cursor, the developer of a popular vibe coding platform, for $60 billion in stock.
- #The space flight company stated at the time that it would either pay $10 billion for the collaboration or buy Cursor by year's end.
- #, was reportedly looking to raise funding at a more than $50 billion valuation prior to the partnership.
SiliconANGLE UPDATED 16:25 EDT / JUNE 16 2026 AI SpaceX to acquire vibe coding startup Cursor for $60B by Maria Deutscher Newly public SpaceX Corp. today announced plans to acquire Cursor, the developer of a popular vibe coding platform, for $60 billion in stock. The companies expect to close the transaction by the end of the quarter.
In April, SpaceX partnered with Cursor to develop artificial intelligence models optimized for coding tasks. The space flight company stated at the time that it would either pay $10 billion for the collaboration or buy Cursor by year's end. Cursor, officially Anysphere Inc.
, was reportedly looking to raise funding at a more than $50 billion valuation prior to the partnership. was expected to participate in the round. The chipmaker and Cursor's other backers have invested more than $3 billion in the company since its launch.
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