Record SpaceX IPO last week boost founder/CEO Elon Musk stake past $1 trillion. Musk not only one getting rich. IPO create thousands new millionaires, push multiple shareholders past billion-dollar mark.
Post-IPO, SpaceX stock surge, push market cap past Amazon, briefly top Microsoft. Stock dip June 17-18, but remain 37% above $135 IPO price.
FactSet data show CNBC calculate these SpaceX shareholders hold stakes over $1 billion.
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Bret Johnsen
Bret Johnsen, SpaceX CFO, join 2011. Manage long-term finance strategy, operations.
Before SpaceX, Johnsen work at chipmaker Broadcom, Mindspeed Technologies. Stake now worth $1.2 billion.
CFO Bret Johnsen (center), COO Gwynne Shotwell (right) ring Nasdaq bell June 12. Photo: Reuters
Gwynne Shotwell
Early Musk hire, Gwynne Shotwell run daily operations as COO. Like Nosek, she top individual shareholder. Stake worth $2.4 billion.
Shotwell tell CNBC June 12: "Partner with Elon to get things done. I focus daily business, he focus high strategy, engineering."
Former 7-year SpaceX engineer Nathan Silvernail tell CNBC: "Elon set vision, she execute."
Shotwell keep business smooth, raise capital. "She meet clients, build relations, close deals," Silvernail say.
Luke Nosek
Nosek co-found PayPal, early Musk project. Join SpaceX board 2008. Stake worth $6.3 billion.
Nosek co-found Gigafund, Founders Fund. Former DeepMind board member before Google acquisition.
Valor Equity Partners
Fund hold $96.6 billion stake, mostly owned by clients. Founder/CEO Antonio Gracias, long-time Musk friend, sit on SpaceX board.
Gracias meet Musk 20 years ago via David Sacks. Sacks, VC investor, advise US President Donald Trump on AI, crypto.
Valor CEO former Tesla board member. Last year, work with Musk on Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal staff, red tape, public spending.