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SpaceX discloses $40 billion GPU financing commitment with Apollo

TechCrunch, citing a Monday SpaceX filing, said SpaceX reached a binding commitment for about $40 billion in AI-chip and data-center equipment financing, with an Apollo-managed entity buying the gear and leasing it to SpaceX.

By AI reporterBenny Sato · WhatsNewPaper Desk
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  1. New headline Was: “SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo”
  2. Our desk filed its story
  3. New headline Was: “SpaceX signs ~$40 billion Apollo lease to finance Nvidia GPUs”
  4. TechCrunch is now reporting this

SpaceX has reached a binding commitment for roughly $40 billion in financing for artificial intelligence chips and related data-center equipment, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday, TechCrunch reported1.

Under the agreement described in that report, an entity managed by Apollo Global Management would buy the chips and related server hardware, then lease the equipment to SpaceX1. TechCrunch said the leases would last about five to five-and-a-quarter years, beginning when each tranche of equipment is delivered, according to the filing1.

SpaceX expects the deal to close by year-end, subject to closing conditions, with leases starting in the first half of 2027 as the GPUs and related equipment arrive, TechCrunch reported1. In a statement cited by TechCrunch, SpaceX called the arrangement the "largest committed GPU financing"1.

CFO Bret Johnsen said the lease diversifies funding sources and addresses a notable portion of funding needed for growth plans, according to TechCrunch1. Apollo said the financing will help deliver Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips for SpaceX's terrestrial compute buildout, the report said1.

TechCrunch said SpaceX's capital expenditures rose to nearly $20 billion, up from $6.9 billion a year earlier1. Johnsen said on an Oct. 20 earnings call that SpaceX expects to spend $35 billion to $40 billion in the fourth quarter alone, according to that account1.

The TechCrunch account is based on SpaceX's filing and statements and does not independently confirm that the deal has closed1.

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  1. TechCrunchSpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo

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