Alphabet’s $900 million SpaceX bet explodes to $94 billion after IPO, a 100X return
Alphabet invested $900 million in SpaceX years ago. That investment became worth $94 billion after SpaceX held an initial public offering. The investment produced unusually large financial returns.
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