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MN-85036

SpaceX / AnysphereMN-85036

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Processing timeline

21

days

Filed

30 June 2026

Decision Due

11 Aug 2026

Est decision date: 2 Aug 2026. Based on 40 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.

Type
Notification
Outcome
Pending
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Status
Under assessment

Parties

Acquirer(s)

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. NASDAQ - SPCX

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

Anysphere, Inc. Delaware File Number - 6524309

Other parties

X.AI Corp. Nevada Entity Number - E28915122023-8, STARLINK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 68 636 841 533, X ASIA PACIFIC INTERNET PTE. LTD. ABN - 97 712 692 946, X Internet Unlimited Company Ireland Registered Number - 503351, STARLINK INTERNET SERVICES PTE. LTD. ABN - 44 658 489 582, X Global LLC Delaware File Number - 6028653

Summary

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in Anysphere, Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) coding tool developer. SpaceX's group includes xAI, which develops AI models and coding tools. Anysphere's Cursor AI coding tool can utilise xAI's Grok models.

Acquisition details

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ( SpaceX ), through its subsidiary, proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in Anysphere, Inc. ( Anysphere ). SpaceX is the ultimate parent company of the SpaceX group, which includes X.AI Corp ( xAI ), an artificial intelligence ( AI ) company, and X Corp., which owns and operates the X social media platform (formerly Twitter). xAI develops the Grok family of large language models and offers Grok Build, a terminal-native AI coding tool, to Grok and X subscribers. Grok Build currently runs on xAI’s Grok model family. Anysphere develops and operates Cursor, an AI coding tool used by software developers to write and review code with the assistance of AI models. Cursor users can select from a range of third-party large language models (including Grok models) or Anysphere’s proprietary Composer model to power the platform’s AI assistant features. Composer is purpose-built for Cursor and is not offered as a standalone general-purpose model for other purposes.

Consultation

The ACCC has prepared a questionnaire on the acquisition. Submissions or information in response to the questionnaire should be provided by 8 July 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Submission re: SpaceX - Anysphere . The ACCC’s ability to give detailed consideration to submissions received after this time may be limited.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business Services

Consultations

1 July 2026Questionnaire - SpaceX-AnysphereAttachmentDOCX113.2 KB

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