Blue Origin Draws Oversubscribed First Funding Round at $140 Billion Valuation
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 30
Blue Origin Draws Oversubscribed First Funding Round at $140 Billion Valuation
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 30
Summary
Blue Origin said its first-ever external capital raise is still open but already oversubscribed, marking a break from 26 years of sole funding by founder Jeff Bezos.
WSJ reported last week that the company had raised $10 billion at a $140 billion valuation, including a $2 billion contribution from Bezos, though CEO Dave Limp did not confirm the figures.
Limp said the shift to outside investors will help fund faster operations, new technologies and hiring, with an external valuation also helping Blue Origin attract and retain talent.
New Glenn's progress is central to that pitch: the rocket has flown multiple times, but a late-May pad explosion caused heavy damage; Limp said 1,000 workers are repairing the site for a return to flight before year-end.
Two satellite plans — TeraWave with more than 5,400 satellites and Project Sunrise with about 56,000 — underpin Blue Origin's broader push into orbital communications and space-based AI computing.