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AUGUST 18, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised another, $1.9 billion in funding, according to Reuters , which says the funding was disclosed in regulatory filings. Source of the new funding was not announced. The new funds reportedly value SpaceX at $46 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is seeking yet another massive round of investment, according to a report, which would value the company at between $60 billion to $92 billion. The size of the round was unknown. The report--from Business Insider--cited "three people who are familiar with the deal." SpaceX has raised more than $5.4

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JUNE 15, 2020

The Tech Coast Angels says it has launched a new, annual fund, and is continuing to invest--despite the pandemic. The angel group, the largest in the nation, said it invested over $19M in 2019, in part due to a similar fund created by its San Diego chapter, the TCA-San Diego, last year. Recess , Somabar , and Turn Technologies.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket and spacecraft firm headed by Elon Musk, said over the weekend that it has signed a deal with Thales Alenia Space, to launch a satellite for Turkmenistan. SpaceX is backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised another, $1.9 billion in funding, according to Reuters , which says the funding was disclosed in regulatory filings. Source of the new funding was not announced. The new funds reportedly value SpaceX at $46 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has raised over $1 billion in new funding, according to regulatory filings from the firm filed on Friday. According to the regulatory filings, SpaceX raised the $1.022 billion split acros two rounds of funding, one worth $535.7M, and $486.2M in the other.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson , of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is the lead on a $60M venture capital round in Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, according to PE Week. Jurvetson is a well known enthusiast for rockets.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

Kobe Bryant launches $100 million venture capital fund, L.A. Dodger announces second accelerator class, and SpaceX puts first vertical rocket landed on display in Hawthorne.

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JUNE 7, 2010

A report from the WSJ Monday morning says that Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SpaceX), the commercial space flight venture of Elon Musk, still needs more than $1 billion in funding over the next year or two, to reach its goal of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Phone Halo has launched a crowd-funded project to develop a Bluetooth-based device to track users' wallets, the company said Tuesday. The firm said it has launched a crowd funding project seeking $250,000 to fund its efforts. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, has raised another $50M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.

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JULY 28, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just raised $350M more in new funding, according to regulatory filings, which reportedly values the company at around $21 billion. Details of the funding have not been announced by SpaceX. SpaceX has previously raised funding from Fidelity, Google, Founders Fund, and DFJ. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said late Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Israeli satellite firm Space Communications Ltd. , SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as Musk's own personal fortune. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Hawthorne-based commercial rocket development firm SpaceX --which is led by tech mogul Elon Musk--is setting up a commercial spaceport in Texas, after a number of incentives offered by the state to attract the firm. The State of Texas said it will offer up $2.3M

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MARCH 14, 2011

In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is a venture funded startup, headed by tech mogul Elon Musk. The successful return of the SpaceX Dragon is the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle that NASA has been able to return significant amounts of samples and cargo from the ISS. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Sequoia Capital''s Douglas Leone, was placed at number six for his role in funding San Diego''s ServiceNow ; Bessemer''s Byron Deeter was ranked #36 due to his role in funding Santa Monica''s Cornerstone OnDemand ; Stephen Jurveston, of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, was ranked at #59 for his investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, announced today that it has inked an agreement with Space Systems/Loral to launch a satellite for the firm. SpaceX is backed by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Elon Musk himself. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm run by tech mogul Elon Musk, has scored $75M from NASA as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort, NASA said Monday.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, has set the schedule for two upcoming satellite launches, the company announced this morning. SpaceX is backed by venture firms the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , led by Elon Musk, is seeking another $250M in funding, which would value SpaceX at an astounding $36 billion. According to CNBC, the funding will go towards the Crew Dragon, Starlink, and Starship. CNBC said that SpaceX raised $1.33 billion in 2019. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has completed raising $850M in new funding, boosting the valuation of the company to an astounding $74 billion, according to CNBC. The funding--which has not been announced by SpaceX--apparently valued SpaceX at $419.99

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket venture headed by Elon Musk, reported Tuesday afternoon that it has gained a contract to launch an Earth observation satellite from Astrium. SpaceX is funded by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Musks's personal fortune. Financial details of the contract were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has just closed a Series N funding round, according to investor Legendary Ventures, which invested in the round. billion in new funding, at a valuation of $46 billion. The investment firm's General Partner is Jayson Kim. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm run by Elon Musk, said this morning that it has hit another milestone on its Dragon Spacecraft. The company is backed by Musk, as well as Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Hawthorne, California-based Hadrian, which is working on aerospace manufacturing technology, disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that it has raised $36.3M in an ongoing funding. Details of the funding have not yet been announced by the company.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Musk--who is also head of Hawthorne-based SpaceX -- said earlier this week that he had "Funding secure" to take Tesla private at $420 per share. The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into a series of tweets made by technology mogul Elon Musk earlier this week, where he said he was looking into taking Tesla private.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Hawthorne-base OSI Systems , which develops electronics systems for the homeland security, healthcare, and other markets, said this morning that it has acquired American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), OSI Systems said it will fund the acquisition from an existing, $450M credit facility. OSI said it would pay $37.00

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk and backed by the Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, said today that it has inked a deal with Astrium to provide dedicated launch serviecs to the European institutional small satellite market.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Hawthorne-based SpaceX also was a winner in the broadband effort, with an $886M award, part of a total of $9.2 billion in funding. The company received $234.8M for providing connectivity to 128,297 locations across 3 states, part of a broader, $9.2 billion effort by the FCC to bring broadband to rural communities. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket startup headed by former PayPal founder Elon Musk, and backed by Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, disclosed Wednesday that it has completed two successful test firings of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is in the midst of raising another $500M in funding, according to the WSJ, in a funding round to help it bring its constellation of Internet satellites to space. The funding reportedly is coming form Baillie Gifford & Co., The funding reportedly is coming form Baillie Gifford & Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the firm which is developing commercial space launch rockets, said Friday that it has successfully demonstrated a component on the NASA STS-127 shuttle mission. SpaceX--which is headed by Elon Musk--is venture backed by the Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space launch vehicle startup funded by PayPal founder Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it has hired on a new Vice President of Business Development. In announcing the new executive, SpaceX also said it now has over 620 full time employees, mostly in Hawthorne. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial space rocket venture of Paypal's Elon Musk, disclosed Tuesday in a regulatory filing that the firm has raised $15M of an ongoing $60M, equity round. No details of the funding round have been released by the company. SpaceX has previously raised funding from the Founders Fund.

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DECEMBER 19, 2008

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial spaceflight startup headed by ex-PayPal founder Elon Musk, has named a new president the firm said this week. The firm is venture backed by The Founders Fund and Elon Musk. SpaceX said that Gwynne Shotwell has been named as President, reporting to Musk.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Hawthorne-based rocketship developer SpaceX is close to getting $1 billion from Google , according to reports Monday, as Google seeks to get into the space business. The funding reportedly will go towards funding a constellation of satellites to deliver Internet across the globe. READ MORE>>.

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