--- title: Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX | daily.dev description: Nvidia disclosed in an SEC filing that it holds nearly 123 million SpaceX shares, worth roughly $21 billion at the end of June, though the stake's value has... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX | daily.dev og:description: Nvidia disclosed in an SEC filing that it holds nearly 123 million SpaceX shares, worth roughly $21 billion at the end of June, though the stake's value has... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xJcP5MNNM.png og:image:alt: Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Nvidia disclosed in an SEC filing that it holds nearly 123 million SpaceX shares, worth roughly $21 billion at the end of June, though the stake's value has since dropped to about $17 billion after SpaceX's shares fell post-IPO. The holding stems from Nvidia's January investment in xAI, which Musk later merged with SpaceX. Musk also confirmed SpaceX will build data centers exclusively on Nvidia's Vera Rubin architecture, deepening the financial and business ties between the two companies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why does Nvidia own a stake in SpaceX? Nvidia's SpaceX stake originated from its investment in xAI, completed in January, which Elon Musk later merged with SpaceX. An SEC filing disclosed Nvidia held nearly 123 million SpaceX shares worth about $21 billion at the end of June, though the value fell to roughly $17 billion after SpaceX shares declined following its June IPO. _Follow how AI chipmakers and their biggest customers become intertwined financially on daily.dev._ ### What GPU architecture is SpaceX using for its data centers? SpaceX is building its data centers exclusively on Nvidia's Vera Rubin architecture. Elon Musk said during SpaceX's first public earnings call that the company chose Nvidia because it believes Vera Rubin is the best AI computer architecture and values its close partnership with Nvidia. _daily.dev helps engineers track which AI hardware architectures major players are betting on._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Nvidia now holds $99bn in shares of the companies that buy its chips](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-now-holds-99bn-in-shares-of-the-companies-that-buy-its-chips-kkigsfsww) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SpaceX’s biggest bull sees a $10.5tn valuation](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-s-biggest-bull-sees-a-10-5tn-valuation-nmvcwxf4c) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43 billion of holdings in startups](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-posts-another-record-quarter-reveals-43-billion-of-holdings-in-startups-gl1adlcmk) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex), [#ai-infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T15:11:35.928Z","dateModified":"2026-08-17T15:12:45.259Z","description":"Nvidia disclosed in an SEC filing that it holds nearly 123 million SpaceX shares, worth roughly $21 billion at the end of June, though the stake's value has...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/876d7ed2660237f05c5d785f76709173?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/876d7ed2660237f05c5d785f76709173?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Ars Technica","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Ars Technica","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/80883e0e48a34b5ebcf93777016cb3fe","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"nvidia,spacex,ai-infrastructure","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ars Technica","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-discloses-21b-stake-in-spacex-xjcp5mnnm#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does Nvidia own a stake in SpaceX?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Nvidia's SpaceX stake originated from its investment in xAI, completed in January, which Elon Musk later merged with SpaceX. 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