# Andrew Benson on Bloomberg: the SpaceX IPO

> I recently joined Bloomberg to talk through the SpaceX IPO, the unusually large retail allocation, and what a liquidity event of this scale means for the employees and investors who held through the private markets.

Published: 2026-06-26

I recently appeared on Bloomberg to discuss the SpaceX IPO and what it signals for the private markets.

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We covered why this listing is so unusual, from the up to 30% allocation reserved for retail investors to the company naming its own price. We also talked through SpaceX's meteoric rise in the private markets, the wave of employees and early investors set to see life changing windfalls, and why so many chose to hold through years of tender offers rather than sell. It was a great conversation about a moment the world has been waiting for, as one of the most in demand private names of the last five years finally becomes accessible to everyone.