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SpaceX enters $40 billion deal with Apollo for AI chip financing

Published

26 October 2026

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operational-macro

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AI Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 26 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

SpaceX has agreed to lease data center hardware including AI chips from an Apollo Global Management-managed entity in a deal worth approximately $40 billion in principal payments.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, and 9 sources have reported it between 11 Sep 2026 and 26 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your capital needs just found a new scale. This deal shows there is big money for AI hardware on lease, opening a path if you build AI infrastructure or chip supply chains to access major financing.

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9 sources · first reported 11 Sep 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026

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