SpaceX to acquire Anysphere, maker of the Cursor coding agent, for $60B

Category: Markets
Status: confirmed
Sources: CNBC, Reuters via TradingView, HN discussion
Summary: SpaceX agreed on 2026-06-16 to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the Cursor AI coding agent, in an all-stock deal at a $60B implied valuation. A SpaceX subsidiary (X67 Inc.) will merge with Anysphere, leaving it a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary; outstanding Anysphere shares convert into SpaceX Class A stock priced on SpaceX's seven-day volume-weighted average ahead of close. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026 subject to regulatory approval. The deal exercises an option SpaceX secured in April to either buy Anysphere for $60B or pay $10B for a partnership. Reuters and CNBC report Cursor at roughly $2.6B in annualized B2B revenue. SpaceX, public since its 2026-06-12 Nasdaq listing as SPCX, disclosed the agreement in an 8-K filing.
Why it matters: Cursor is one of the most widely used AI coding agents, so an ownership change of this scale puts its roadmap, pricing, and model-provider relationships under a new parent and reshapes the agentic-coding vendor landscape.
Follow-up: Watch the regulatory review, the Q3 2026 close, and any change to Cursor's pricing, model routing, or independence under SpaceX.