Wall Street pursues SpaceX IPO as AI revenue projections soar

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is personally leading investor pitches for what banks expect will be the largest IPO in history, with SpaceX valued around $180 billion. The intensity of Wall Street's pursuit reflects not just the scale of underwriting fees at stake, but a deeper bet: that the company can fulfill extraordinary projections now circulating among major investment banks. Goldman Sachs and other analysts are forecasting SpaceX's artificial intelligence revenue could grow 100-fold by 2030, a striking claim that hinges on the company's ability to monetize its satellite network and computing infrastructure in the booming AI market. The timing matters. SpaceX is preparing to go public alongside a broader wave of AI startups, forcing investors to confront whether private-market enthusiasm has created sustainable appetite or inflated valuations that won't survive public-market scrutiny. The deal will test whether extraordinary hype around AI translates into real revenue growth, or whether the discipline of public markets reveals the gap between projection and reality.