SpaceX acquires xAI: Musk’s closed-loop formation of “space + computing power + intelligence”
SpaceX announced on February 2 that it had officially acquired xAI, which operates under the SpaceXAI brand, marking the official merger of Musk's aerospace and AI. After the merger, SpaceXAI made intensive actions in the first half of the year: Grok 4.5, open source Grok Build, and Colossus 1 computing power cooperation with Anthropic, etc.
On February 2, Musk’s two major companies completed their merger: SpaceX officially acquired xAI, which has since operated under the brand name SpaceXAI. Aerospace and AI, these two seemingly parallel tracks, finally converged into a line on Musk's chessboard - the closed-loop narrative of "space + computing power + intelligence" has since taken shape.
xAI’s financing ladder
The merger is not sudden, but a natural result of xAI’s rapid expansion. Looking back at its financing trajectory:
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