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SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. designs and manufactures rockets and space crafts. The Company develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipments, guidance, and control software. Space…

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Founded: 2002
Headcount: 4,726
Open roles: 1,000
Last raised: Secondary Market · $10M

SECTION I · THE BRIEF

Inside SpaceX

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SpaceX

Founded: 2002
Headcount: 4,726
Open roles: 1,000
Last raised: Secondary Market · $10M

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01Engineering interview process at SpaceXLocked
02Tech stack & infrastructure choicesLocked
03Culture & day-to-day work styleLocked
04Why join now vs. 6 months from nowLocked
05Hiring focus & open headcount by teamLocked
06Comp philosophy and band contextLocked

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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Elon Musk

OPEN ROLES

Hiring at SpaceX

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total Amount Raised: $11,780,344,832

SpaceX's Investors

SpaceX Funding Rounds

Secondary Market
$10,000,000
Aug 13, 2025
Secondary Market
$10,000,000
Aug 12, 2025
Secondary Market Investors
Korea Investment Partners
Secondary Market
$1,250,000,000
Dec 11, 2024
Secondary Market
$1,250,000,000
Dec 10, 2024
Secondary Market Investors
Gatelanes
Secondary Market
$1,000,000
Jan 16, 2024
Secondary Market
$1,000,000
Jan 15, 2024
Secondary Market Investors
Tioex
E1 Ventures
Michael Bassler
Secondary Market
$18,000,000
Sep 21, 2023
Secondary Market
$18,000,000
Sep 20, 2023
Secondary Market Investors
Matthew Brown Companies
Ventioneers
Arvin Bhangu
Private Equity
$750,000,000
Jan 2, 2023
Private Equity
$750,000,000
Jan 1, 2023
Private Equity Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
Sequoia Capital
Founders Fund
Gigafund
Private Equity
$250,000,000
Jul 15, 2022
Private Equity
$250,000,000
Jul 14, 2022
Private Equity Investors
Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co.
International Holding Company
Alpha Dhabi
Private Equity
$1,724,965,480
May 24, 2022
Private Equity
$1,724,965,480
May 23, 2022
Private Equity Investors
Space.VC
Kinetic Partners
Massive
K5 Global
Grant
$69,950,000
Apr 21, 2022
Grant
$69,950,000
Apr 20, 2022
Grant Investors
NASA
Series Unknown
$337,355,200
Dec 30, 2021
Series Unknown
$337,355,200
Dec 29, 2021
Series Unknown Investors
K5 Global
Secondary Market
$755,000,000
Oct 8, 2021
Secondary Market
$755,000,000
Oct 7, 2021
Secondary Market Investors
K3 Diversity Ventures
BBQ Capital
Stack Capital Group
NJF Capital
Space.VC
Type One Ventures
Driving Forces
Trousdale Ventures
Grant
$14,470,000
Sep 24, 2021
Grant
$14,470,000
Sep 23, 2021
Grant Investors
United States Space Force
Private Equity
$314,000,000
Apr 14, 2021
Private Equity
$314,000,000
Apr 13, 2021
Private Equity Investors
Spectre
Mark Ladd
UpVentures Capital
Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP)
Space.VC
Hedonova
Private Equity
$850,000,000
Feb 16, 2021
Private Equity
$850,000,000
Feb 15, 2021
Private Equity Investors
Sequoia Capital
Alexander Rugaev
Coatue
D1 Capital Partners
VALOR
Fidelity
AvoInvest
K5 Global
Private Equity
$1,900,000,000
Aug 18, 2020
Private Equity
$1,900,000,000
Aug 17, 2020
Private Equity Investors
Republic Capital
Maropost Ventures
GoldenArc Capital
HOF Capital
Asas Capital
Terraform Capital
Bull & Bear
Bracket Capital
Link Asset Management
True Capital Management
2Future
Legendary Ventures
Private Equity
$346,200,000
May 26, 2020
Private Equity
$346,200,000
May 25, 2020
Private Equity Investors
Pegasus Tech Ventures
Global Secure Invest
Vika Ventures
General Global Capital
Christian Nielsen
MEROS
Grant
$3,000,000
Oct 3, 2019
Grant
$3,000,000
Oct 2, 2019
Grant Investors
NASA
Private Equity
$535,744,188
May 24, 2019
Private Equity
$535,744,188
May 23, 2019
Private Equity Investors
Space Capital
Gigafund
Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP)
Vanedge Capital
Mark Ladd
Raison Wealth
Maropost Ventures
Series J
$486,198,978
Dec 19, 2018
Series J
$486,198,978
Dec 18, 2018
Series J Investors
Baillie Gifford
Space Capital
DBL Partners
Cody Heisinger
Junipero Capital
Debt Financing
$250,000,000
Nov 20, 2018
Debt Financing
$250,000,000
Nov 19, 2018
Debt Financing Investors
Bank of America
Series I
$214,000,000
Apr 18, 2018
Series I
$214,000,000
Apr 17, 2018
Series I Investors
Craft Ventures
TH Capital
K3 Ventures
Night Owl Ventures
Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP)
K5 Global
Series H
$100,000,000
Nov 27, 2017
Series H
$100,000,000
Nov 26, 2017
Series H Investors
Catamaran
Craft Ventures
ICE.vc
Series H
$351,000,000
Jul 28, 2017
Series H
$351,000,000
Jul 27, 2017
Series H Investors
Buckhill Capital
Ben Lamm
Tim Ringel
Aglaé Ventures
Bracket Capital
All Blue Capital
Friends & Family Capital
Series G
$1,000,000,000
Jan 20, 2015
Series G
$1,000,000,000
Jan 19, 2015
Series G Investors
Google
Fidelity
Founders Fund
VALOR
Capricorn Partners
Invesco Private Capital
Tiny Capital
Tomales Bay Capital
Asia Alpha
Conconi Growth Partners
Hedosophia
Friends & Family Capital
Secondary Market
$30,000,000
Dec 21, 2012
Secondary Market
$30,000,000
Dec 20, 2012
Secondary Market Investors
Rothenberg Ventures
Series F
$50,000,000
Nov 8, 2010
Series F
$50,000,000
Nov 7, 2010
Series F Investors
Founders Fund
Musket Research Associates
VALOR
137 Ventures
Series E
$30,435,000
Aug 11, 2009
Series E
$30,435,000
Aug 10, 2009
Series E Investors
Scott Banister
DFJ Growth Management
Cyan Banister
Series E
$15,025,000
Mar 31, 2009
Series E
$15,025,000
Mar 30, 2009
Series D
$20,000,000
Aug 1, 2008
Series D
$20,000,000
Jul 31, 2008
Series D Investors
Founders Fund
Series C
$32,000,000
Feb 1, 2007
Series C
$32,000,000
Jan 31, 2007
Series B
$11,000,000
Feb 1, 2005
Series B
$11,000,000
Jan 31, 2005
Series A
$61,000,000
Aug 1, 2002
Series A
$61,000,000
Jul 31, 2002