SpaceX has raised $75bn (£56bn) from financial firms ahead of it becoming a publicly traded company on Friday, in what is expected to be the highest-value stock listing in history, the BBC reports.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the space exploration and artificial intelligence (AI) company said it had sold $75bn in shares priced at $135 each.
The share price matches the estimate SpaceX gave last week, leaving the firm’s expected initial stock market value to be nearly $1.8tn.
At that value, chief executive Elon Musk – already the richest man in the world – is set to become the world’s first trillionaire.
Once shares start trading, their value could rise or fall depending on how many shares are made available for sale, and how strong the demand is for those shares.
If the company’s shares sell at or above $135 when trading opens on Friday, SpaceX will immediately become one of the most valuable public companies in the world.
However, it is up to investors to decide if they think the shares are worth that much.
