{"id":"1f761dd8-08e0-435d-9655-5cda696ee98f","url":"https://news.crunchbase.com/public/data-billion-dollar-startup-exits-ma-ipo-spcx-q2-2026/","domain":"news.crunchbase.com","outlet":{"name":"Crunchbase","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Crunchbase Data: Q2 Brought The Most Billion-Dollar Startup Exits Since 2021","plainHeadline":null,"rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["1. Q2 2026 saw the highest number of billion-dollar startup exits since 2021.","2. SpaceX achieved the largest venture-backed exit ever with a $2.1 trillion market cap.","3. SpaceX's IPO raised $75 billion, benefiting founder Elon Musk significantly.","4. Cursor was acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, marking a record purchase.","5. Cerebras Systems raised $5.55 billion in its IPO, maintaining a $38 billion market cap.","6. Quantinuum debuted on Nasdaq, raising $1.7 billion with a $15.6 billion market cap.","7. The trend shows fewer but larger exits, with significant IPOs expected from Anthropic and OpenAI."],"topics":["Startups"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-06-29T11:00:43.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-06-29T11:15:28.157Z","story":null}