SpaceX to buy AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion to compete with Anthropic
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has expanded its footprint in the enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) market SpaceX announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Anysphere, the software company behind the highly popular AI coding agent Cursor, for $60 billion. The announcement comes just days after SpaceX made its historic public debut on the Nasdaq, a move that pushed the company’s valuation past $2 trillion and cemented it as one of the most valuable corporations on the planet.
According to a report by news agency Reuters, SpaceX officials confirmed that they expect the multi-billion-dollar merger to officially close during the third quarter of 2026.
