--- title: "James Murdoch's investment before SpaceX's IPO is expected to yield a profit of $7.5 billion" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292417844.md" description: "James Murdoch invested approximately $120 million in SpaceX before its IPO, with Pitchbook estimating his stake's valuation at up to $7.5 billion. This massive return far exceeds the wealth he received from his father Rupert Murdoch's media empire and is seen as a strong rebuttal to his father's doubts about his abilities" datetime: "2026-07-13T00:43:03.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292417844.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292417844.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292417844.md) --- # James Murdoch's investment before SpaceX's IPO is expected to yield a profit of $7.5 billion James Murdoch is expected to reap huge profits from his investment in Elon Musk's SpaceX, which may far exceed all the wealth he has obtained from his father's media empire. The 53-year-old James has long had a fractured relationship with his father, Rupert Murdoch. Before SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history this year, James had invested approximately $120 million in it. Franco Granda, a senior research analyst in the private equity sector at Pitchbook, estimates that James's equity stake is now worth as much as $7.5 billion, a valuation that has never been publicly disclosed before. This success can be seen as a powerful rebuttal to his father. During a family feud, Rupert Murdoch had instructed lawyers to release statements claiming that his youngest son could never achieve anything without him. The aforementioned financial estimates are based on the details of James's shareholding recorded in publicly filed documents. In 2023, a Tesla shareholder filed a lawsuit questioning Musk's controversial $56 billion compensation package. Court documents revealed that James had purchased SpaceX shares in three batches. Two batches, each worth $50 million, were subscribed through a private equity firm in 2019 and 2020, which is widely believed to be Lupa Systems, a firm owned by Murdoch, with James as the primary beneficiary, along with other employees and partners of the firm. In 2019, he also personally invested an additional $20 million to acquire the stock. According to Pitchbook, these equity stakes are currently valued between $6.573 billion and $7.44 billion. James Murdoch is not mentioned in SpaceX's S-1 filing for the IPO, but the document details the equity incentives granted to Chief Financial Officer Brett Johnson: the options are valid until 2030, with a corresponding stock price of $4.40. This data can provide a reference for assessing the value of shareholders' equity before the IPO. However, this valuation comes with several uncertainties. James Murdoch may have sold some of his SpaceX shares during this period, and the company has undergone multiple rounds of equity dilution ### Related Stocks - [SPCX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCX.US.md) - [SPAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPAL.US.md) - [SPCH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCH.US.md) - [LOFF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LOFF.US.md) - [SSPC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SSPC.US.md) - [SPCU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCU.US.md) - [SPCF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCF.US.md) - [SNK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNK.US.md) - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [SpaceX is entering your retirement account in 3 waves. Here's the timeline.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/291852935.md) - [Morgan Stanley Turns Bullish on SpaceX Stock with $300 Price Target — That Would Value SPCX at $4 Trillion](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292101153.md) - [Elon Musk's No. 2 says she's giving SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts](https://longbridge.com/en/news/291803098.md) - [SpaceX Stock Price Forecast — Is SPCX a Better Buy after the Recent Dip?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292316359.md) - [Congressman’s First Stock Purchase in Two Years Is SpaceX Shares on IPO Day](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292521481.md)