SpaceX Secures Option To Buy AI Startup Cursor For $60B

SpaceX has obtained the right to buy AI start-up Cursor for $60 billion, according to a report by the Financial Times. The move formalizes a potential acquisition of Cursor and ties the company more closely to SpaceX as the two work together.

The Financial Times reported that SpaceX secured the purchase right as part of a partnership with Cursor. Other outlets, including the Citizen Tribune, Voice of Alexandria, and Manchester Times, also reported that SpaceX has partnered with Cursor and may buy the company for $60 billion.

The reports do not provide additional terms, a timeline for any purchase, or whether the right to buy is exclusive. They also do not describe the structure of the arrangement, such as whether it is an option or another type of contractual right.

Cursor is described in the coverage as an AI start-up. SpaceX is the aerospace and space-transportation company that operates launch services and develops spacecraft and related systems. The reported deal value, $60 billion, would place Cursor among the most highly valued companies in the AI sector if a transaction ultimately occurs.

This development matters because it signals a major potential expansion of SpaceX’s involvement in artificial intelligence through a formal pathway to acquire an AI company at a headline valuation. A purchase right also gives SpaceX a defined mechanism to move from partnership to ownership without having to start negotiations from scratch if it chooses to proceed.

The reports indicate that the partnership is already in place, meaning the companies are positioned to collaborate while keeping open the possibility of a full acquisition. For SpaceX, securing the right to buy can be a way to lock in future strategic flexibility while work continues under the partnership framework.

What happens next will depend on whether SpaceX elects to exercise the right to buy Cursor and whether any conditions tied to that right are met. No further details were provided in the cited coverage about regulatory steps, financing, or a closing schedule.

For now, the reported agreement leaves SpaceX with a clear path to acquire Cursor at a stated price point, while the companies continue operating under their partnership.