US EditionElon Musk's xAI Has Lost All 8 of Its Original Co-Founders Since January- Ross Nordeen Is the Last to Go
All 11 co-founders of Elon Musk's AI startup xAI have departed amid restructuring following its $250 billion acquisition by SpaceX ahead of a planned IPO.
- On Friday, xAI co-founder Ross Nordeen departed the company, following Manuel Kroiss's resignation earlier in the week, marking the exit of all 11 original co-founders from Elon Musk's AI startup.
- Elon Musk recently claimed xAI "was not built right first time around," prompting reorganization after SpaceX acquired the startup in February for a $250 billion valuation.
- Kroiss led the company's pretraining team, while Nordeen served as Musk's "right-hand operator," coordinating execution across the firm; both reported directly to the founder.
- Musk is actively recruiting new talent to replace departing staff, recently hiring senior leaders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg from AI coding company Cursor.
- SpaceX is preparing for a potential IPO in mid-2026 targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation, while the firm faces a competitive talent market where Meta reportedly offers packages worth up to $300 million to retain researchers.
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Elon Musk's xAI has lost all 8 of its original co-founders since January- Ross Nordeen is the last to go
The departure of Ross Nordeen, the final member of xAI's founding team, marks the end of an era at one of the world's most valuable AI companies — and raises fresh questions about stability ahead of a landmark SpaceX IPO. Sourced from Business Insider reporting.
Ross Nordeen Exits xAI: One of Last Remaining Co-Founder Leaves As Elon Musk Initiates Full Rebuilding of AI Startup Ahead of SpaceX IPO | 📲 LatestLY
Ross Nordeen has left xAI, leaving none of the original 11 co-founders remaining at the company. His exit follows a February merger with SpaceX and a series of staff cuts in the image generation and AI agent departments. Elon Musk is currently rebuilding the startup with new hires as he prepares SpaceX for a blockbuster IPO. 📲 Ross Nordeen Exits xAI: One of Last Remaining Co-Founder Leaves As Elon Musk Initiates Full Rebuilding of AI Startup Ah…
All 11 xAI co-founders have now left Elon Musk's AI company
Every co-founder Elon Musk recruited to build xAI has now reportedly left the company. Manuel Kroiss, who led the pretraining team, told people this month that he was departing. Ross Nordeen, described by Business Insider as Musk’s “right-hand operator,” left on Friday. They were the last two of eleven co-founders, all of whom have exited […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Economic TimesMusk’s xAI sees exit of last cofounder Ross Nordeen: Report
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has seen the departure of its remaining two cofounders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, according to a report by Business Insider on Friday. The exits follow the earlier departures of cofounders Zihang Dai and Guodong Zhang, who left the company earlier this month after a reported conflict with Musk. With the exit of the last remaining cofounder, Ross Nordeen, all eleven cofounders have now exited the company.
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