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Top 10 most valuable startups in the world

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-02-02 07:26

No 8 SpaceX ($12 billion)

Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, the man behind Paypal and Tesla, SpaceX wants to make space travel feasible and affordable. The Hawthorne, California-based company has raised $1.25 billion in equity funding, reaching a valuation of $12 billion.

Top 10 most valuable startups in the world

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen as it launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East with the Jason-3 spacecraft onboard, on January 17, 2016, in this NASA handout photo. [Photo/Agencies]

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