Neuralink shares reportedly traded at up to a $42B valuation on secondary markets
- Valuation
- $42B
- Place in VP50
- #5
- Source
- 1
- Claims verified
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What happened
Business Insider reported on July 21, 2026 that investors were valuing Elon Musk's Neuralink at as much as $42 billion in recent secondary transactions. The report was based on correspondence Business Insider saw and a person familiar with the matter. Caplight data cited in the article put trades in recent months between $29 billion and $42 billion, and some bidders went to almost $60 billion.
Business Insider described the $42 billion figure as almost a five-time increase from Neuralink's last funding round, in 2025, when the startup raised at a $9 billion valuation, as Semafor reported at the time. The article did not give a sale price per share or say how many shares changed hands. Business Insider said the company's official valuation, and whether a new funding round was under way, were unclear. It also noted that Oman's sovereign wealth fund invested in Neuralink in May 2026.
Key points
- Investors valued Neuralink at as much as $42 billion in recent secondary trades, Business Insider reported.1
- Caplight data put recent trades between $29 billion and $42 billion, with some bids at almost $60 billion.1
- Neuralink's last funding round, in 2025, was at a $9 billion valuation, as Semafor reported.1
- No sale price per share was given, and the official valuation and any new round were unclear.1
Why it matters
Secondary trades give holders a market-set mark well above the $9 billion of the last round. They are private trades with no disclosed per-share price, so they are a signal of demand, not a company-confirmed valuation.
Shares changing hands at valuations between $29 billion and $42 billion, with bids near $60 billion, show that holders could find buyers in recent months.
Fact-check
- Business Insider reported on July 21, 2026 that investors were valuing Neuralink at as much as $42 billion on secondary markets.The [1] Business Insider page was blocked for the checker; the figure appears in the source title and rests on the writer's read and our research data.Partly verified
- Neuralink's last funding round, in 2025, was at a $9 billion valuation, and $42 billion is almost a five-time increase.Rests on the writer's read of [1] Business Insider (citing Semafor) and our research data; the page was blocked for the checker.Partly verified
- Caplight data put recent trades between $29 billion and $42 billion, with some bidders at almost $60 billion.Rests on our research data on [1] Business Insider; the page was blocked for the checker.Partly verified
- No sale price per share was given, and the official valuation and any new round were unclear.Rests on our research data on [1] Business Insider; the page was blocked for the checker.Partly verified
- Oman's sovereign wealth fund invested in Neuralink in May 2026.Rests on our research data on [1] Business Insider; the page was blocked for the checker.Partly verified
Sources
- [1]Business Insider (opens in a new tab)Investors Are Valuing Neuralink at $42 Billion on Secondary Markets
