SpaceX commits to a roughly $40 billion GPU finance lease with an Apollo-managed entity, with leases set to start in the first half of 2027

Mon, Oct 26 04:05 UTC+8Updated Wed, Oct 28 13:48 UTC+8

SpaceX's Oct. 26 8-K says it signed a binding commitment on Oct. 24 for a master finance lease: an Apollo-managed entity will buy GPUs and related equipment and lease them to SpaceX in tranches of about 5 to 5.25 years, for about $40 billion in principal. Closing is expected by year-end; leases start in H1 2027. Apollo and Goldman Sachs lead the financing; Goldman is sole structuring agent.

Why it matters

SpaceX says the lease will fund NVIDIA Vera Rubin chips. Its AI segment brought in $7.6 billion of $14.6 billion in Q3 revenue, and the CFO expects $35–40 billion in Q4 capex. Musk also predicted a neocloud shakeout, his own view.

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SpaceXOfficial · WebsiteMon, Oct 26 20:00 UTC+8SPACEX SECURES $40 BILLION IN THE LARGEST GPU FINANCING EVERView original · Mon, Oct 26 20:00 UTC+8
ReutersMediaMon, Oct 26 04:05 UTC+8Musk says SpaceX raised $40 billion in debt deal, predicts neocloud shakeoutView original · via CNA · Mon, Oct 26 04:05 UTC+8
CNBCMediaMon, Oct 26 08:37 UTC+8SpaceX closes $40 billion debt deal for AI chips, Elon Musk saysView original · Mon, Oct 26 08:37 UTC+8
TechCrunchMediaTue, Oct 27 00:46 UTC+8SpaceX locks in $40B GPU financing deal with ApolloView original · Tue, Oct 27 00:46 UTC+8

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