As this is private investment, however, we are only aware of the amounts raised. By March 2024, it is expected to launch 50% of satellites into orbit, while the other 50% should be launched by 2027. In December 2020, it was reported that the project would raise $885.50M the next year in order to provide web access to the remote locations in the United States. Could Starlink become another one of Musk's superstar IPOs? "Right now, we are a private company, but Starlink is the right kind of business that we can go ahead and take public," commented Shotwell, SpaceX Chief Operating Officer. To participate in Starlink IPO you need to use an IPO investing app like Freedom Finance (NASDAQ: FRHC), TD Ameritrade or Fidelity. We will probably IPO Starlink, ... get a good idea of how much cash Starlink can produce over time -- probably in order to better gauge how much to sell Starlink stock for at its IPO. They give its customers access to IPOs and secondary offerings through their existing brokerage account. Starlink IPO is happening! Welcome back! Other options that might appeal to Musk such as STAR are not available. Starlink has key competitive advantages in launch cost and its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites offer significantly lower latency than rival satellite offerings. Since its founding, SpaceX has faced competitors ranging from Virgin Galactic to Blue Origin. MILLENNIAL MONEY IS A PART OF THE MOTLEY FOOL NETWORK, A DIVISION OF THE MOTLEY FOOL.©1995-2021 THE MOTLEY FOOL. On October 26, 2020, Starlink started testing its satellite system, and this is not yet complete. The cost challenges remain prohibitive for competing with wired broadband options near cities, which leaves the market targeted to rural adoption. There’s a company that “called” these businesses long before they hit it big. While he’s not batting 1.000, he’s also one of the most visionary CEOs in the world. If you assume the annual bill for Starlink is roughly $1,200 per year, the company will need roughly four million customers to reach a run rate of $5 billion per year. Whether you’re starting with $100, $500, or more, you should check out the full details. How a Starlink IPO Can Lead to a SpaceX IPO CEO Elon Musk claimed in May that Starlink could bring in $30 billion a year in revenue. If the company were to successfully become cash flow positive and convince investors it was on track to reach $30 billion in revenue with strong operating profits, it’s likely Starlink could reach a $100 billion-plus valuation in a spinoff. Leaked projections from SpaceX show the company expects Starlink to provide a majority of profits in the years to come. Volvo just announced they anticipate half their sales to be electric by 2025 and completely electric by 2030. As of their March 14th launch, Starlink has 1,261 operational satellites in orbit. The underwriters also performed due diligence and verified financial information and business model. Sources used: Bloomberg, CNBC, Crunchbase, You've successfully subscribed to Airbnbase. A high-level overview of Starlink (STRLK) stock. Given everything that you’ve read above, the final question is: should you buy the Starlink IPO? When will Starlink IPO? Elon Musk Says SpaceX Starlink IPO Is a While Off, But Still Very Much the Goal By Market Realist Team. Importantly, its latency is a more than 10X improvement. How richly is it being valued? Starlink stock could emerge as the another 700% gainer like Tesla. In February 2020, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell called Starlink “the right kind of business that we can go ahead and take public.”. SpaceX projects that Starlink will reach 40 million subscribers. The answers are all below in this comprehensive guide to Starlink’s IPO opportunities! SpaceX is targeting 1,440 satellites in the constellation as part of its “first tranche.” However, the company has approval from the FCC to operate close to 12,000 satellites in total. Are they world-changing companies? In May 2018, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell estimated Starlink will cost $10 billion or more to deploy, making it an extremely capital-intensive project. He’s repeatedly gone on record with his belief that Starlink could become a $30 billion business. last updated: April 14, 2021. Starlink – the worldwide broadband network, which includes 4,000 satellites is likely to launch an Initial Public Offering once the aerospace company can "predict cash flow reasonably well" in accordance to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweet. When Starlink does launch its IPO, SpaceX itself will remain a private company, with Elon Musk saying shareholders would disrupt its long-term goals. But it's expected to go public soon. Morgan Stanley further predicted a “bull case” where Starlink becomes a $132.8 billion business. According to Elon Musk, the company needs a predictable cash flow. * Freedom Finance services are NOT available to US citizens and residents. When we look at the graveyard of ambitious – and failed – satellite constellation projects we find: Today, both Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) and HughesNet, a division of EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), provide satellite Internet. Future markets include Latin America, India, and Japan. One question is whether SpaceX would want to spin off Starlink if its revenue potential was 80% of total company revenues. With the entire launch industry delivering just $4.5 billion in sales in 2017, SpaceX would likely need to make inroads into industries like space tourism if it wanted a strong growth profile after spinning off Starlink. Is $30 billion the absolute upside for Starlink, or do technology trends like the Internet of Things open up larger market opportunities that investors are missing today? 4.) Starlink has technological advantages: Satellite Internet has historically been slow and expensive. Also in those documents was a projection that Starlink would record $1 billion in revenue in 2019, and 2021 Starlink revenues would exceed $5 billion. Here's everything we know so far about the Starlink IPO. We hope to be the first that does not.”. I run my full analysis and present the bull case, bear case, and crucial details. Given that, it’s like Starlink would list on the technology-heavy Nasdaq and list under a stock symbol that resembles its name. Second, while Starlink has advantages today with users reporting speeds that have reached beyond 200 Mbps, speeds could slow once more users begin using the satellite network. The important note is that cash flows will become predictable once Starlink has millions of customers. Obviously, if Starlink makes it to IPO, it will mean the satellite constellation has been quite successful and is cash flow positive. That could be a lucrative market, but one that’s likely a small fraction of an industry like electric cars. As he recently said on Twitter: “Every new satellite constellation in history has gone bankrupt. Still, any debut from Musk’s camp is bound to attract a stratospheric level of attention — the big question now is when exactly it will happen. Yet, a few key accelerants could help SpaceX reach positive cash flow sooner than estimates. Feb. 10 2021, Published 11:00 a.m. 2.) So, when might Starlink IPO? After the IPO you can buy Starlink IPO stocks via Freedom24 on the first trading day. New investors can open an account well before the IPO, then place your first trade in another company to learn how to buy shares. Our SpaceX Stock hub: Everything you need to know about SpaceX before its IPO, Starlink launches 60 satellites & reveals next growth market, Here’s Why You Probably Won’t See a Hulu IPO Any Time Soon, Payoneer, Which Is Merging With a SPAC, Inks Deal With E-Commerce Giant eBay, Roivant Sciences Goes Public in $7.3 Billion Deal. That tracks with SpaceX internal documents received by the Wall Street Journal in 2017, which revealed the company’s growth plans for Starlink. And if you’re interested in IPO investing, check out our IPO Calendar to stay up to date on the market’s latest offerings. Rich Smith at The Motley Fool wrote a full article about this, but the short story is as more customers begin signing up for Starlink, the more its network capacity will be taxed. In the past, IPOs as highly profitable investments were available only to the privileged customers of the leading brokerage firms and it was challenging for retail investors to gain access. They just announced their top 10 “best buys now” across the entire stock market. This would contribute roughly 83% of SpaceX revenue. If analysts are right about how long it’ll take to achieve positive cash flow, investors might not see Starlink stock until 2024. Today, it’s like electric cars will eventually become all cars. By comparison HughesNet is $70 per month for 20GB of data and a fraction the speed. They first recommended Netflix in 2004 at $1.85 per share, Amazon in 2002 at $15.31 per share, and Apple back in the iPod Shuffle era at $4.97 per share. Take a look where they are now. Yet, that’s exactly what happened on February 9th when Elon Musk responded to a Twitter user, “Once we can predict cash flow reasonably well, Starlink will IPO.”. or, skip straight to the section on when you can buy SpaceX stock. That will be no small achievement. As of January 2021, Starlink network included 10,000 terminals. As of September 2020, Elon Musk owned 54% of SpaceX, leaving him as the majority owner. That’s not exactly welcome news if you’re hoping to buy a Starlink IPO in the year to come.