SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo

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SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with Apollo

SpaceX has reached a binding commitment for roughly $40 billion in financing for AI chips and related data center equipment, the company [[L1]]disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday[[/L1]]. In a statement, SpaceX called the deal the [[L2]]“largest committed GPU financing”[[/L2]]. Under the…

SpaceX has reached a binding commitment for roughly $40 billion in financing for AI chips and related data center equipment, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday. In a statement, SpaceX called the deal the “largest committed GPU financing”.

Under the agreement, an entity managed by Apollo Global Management, the New York-based private equity giant, will buy the chips and related server hardware, then lease the equipment to SpaceX. The leases will last about five to five-and-a-quarter years, beginning when each tranche of equipment is delivered, according to the filing.

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