@himself65: Cursor has been acquired by SpaceX—an elegant exit, since the team knew they couldn’t beat Anthropic.
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Cursor has been acquired by SpaceX, marking a strategic exit as it recognized it couldn’t compete with Anthropic.
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Cursor has been acquired by SpaceX—a solid exit. At least Cursor knows it can’t beat Anthropic.
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@XCaptaincc: If the acquisition succeeds, Cursor could multiply its valuation by 10x+ and exit gracefully. That's really impressive. Cursor (Anysphere) started as a few MIT dorm room projects in 2022, and by 2026 it was acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion in an all-stock deal. In just over 4 years...
Discussing the rumor that Cursor (Anysphere) was acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, considering its rapid growth and high-valuation exit as a top-tier case in startup history.
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"SpaceX and Cursor are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI. [...] Cursor has also given SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor later this year for $60 billion."
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