Aerospace firm SpaceX is looking to raise $1.7 billion in fresh funding, a massive initiative as its controversial founder Elon Musk continues to make news, television channel CNBC reported Sunday.
Musk, who also leads several futuristic companies including Tesla Inc, Neuralink and Boring Co, said earlier this year that SpaceX will be landing its Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030.
Elon Musk dethrones Jeff Bezos again, becomes world s richest person after SpaceX round
Tesla CEO Elon Musk s wealth shot up to $199.9 billion after his rocket company, SpaceX concluded another funding round
BusinessToday.In | February 19, 2021 | Updated 10:59 IST
Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Amazon s Jeff Bezos, who briefly dethroned him as the world s richest person after Tesla shares fell, dragging Musk s net worth
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is back on top again reclaiming the title of the world s richest person. The eccentric billionaire s wealth shot up to $199.9 billion after SpaceX concluded another funding round.
This vaulted him atop the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the second time this year. Musk surpassed Amazon s Jeff Bezos, who briefly dethroned him as the world s richest person after Tesla shares fell, dragging Musk s net worth. Bezos s net wealth is valued at $194.2 billion.