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Musk's $500 M SpaceX Loans Spark Shareholder Conflict Concerns

4/26/2026

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Elon Musk borrowed $500 million from SpaceX between 2018 and 2021 at interest rates from under 1 percent to nearly 3 percent and repaid the full amount by the end of 2021.
SpaceX also lent cash to Tesla, injected funds into SolarCity, and purchased Musk’s AI venture xAI.
Investors such as Founders Fund and Professor Ann Lipton warned the intercompany loans and xAI purchase are conflicted transactions that could harm shareholders.

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Elon Musk borrowed $500 million from SpaceX between 2018 and 2021 at interest rates from under 1 percent to nearly 3 percent and repaid the full amount by the end of 2021.
SpaceX also lent cash to Tesla, injected funds into SolarCity, and purchased Musk’s AI venture xAI.
Investors such as Founders Fund and Professor Ann Lipton warned the intercompany loans and xAI purchase are conflicted transactions that could harm shareholders.