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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

SpaceX playbook set to fuel China's IPO ambitions but tech gap persists

SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO is poised to supercharge Chinese ​space startups racing to fund the same technologies that have ​made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire - reusable rockets and giant satellite constellations.

In China, the initial public offering was ​watched as a benchmark for a younger industry eager to go public. But the frenzy masks a fundamental gap, with firms going public ahead of meaningful revenue and without the proven technology that underpins SpaceX's economics, a mismatch analysts say will cap valuations.

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