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This Week in Startups · 2026-06-18 · 101 min · 20,637 words

Why SpaceX Buying Cursor Changes Everything

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SpaceX is going to buy Cursor. Cursor's revenue soared to $4 billion on a run rate basis, giving it a 15x multiple. It feels incredibly cheap. Did SpaceX get away with murder here? They have essentially unlimited compute.

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