BoxGroup's $750K bet on Cursor turns into a $1B exit via SpaceX acquisition
Sethwinterroth · x · 2026-08-27
Fortune reports on a landmark investment by BoxGroup founder David Tisch, who invested $750K in AI coding startup Cursor. According to the article, Cursor was acquired by Elon Musk's SpaceX for $60 billion this month, marking one of the largest VC-backed acquisitions in history.
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