SpaceX Goes Public & the AI IPO Wave:An Analysis Beyond the Headlines

A free live session on :

  • Where AI infrastructure spending actually creates value
  • What today's prices already assume
  • What 100 years of IPO's can teach patient investors

Frameworks, not stock tips.

Free · Educational Only

July 16, 2026
12:00 PM ET
~60 Minutes
Online Conference
Free to AttendEducational OnlyLive Q&A IncludedSubmit Questions in Advance
Kaushal "Ken" MajmudarSam Namiri
Hosted by Ken Majmudar & Sam Namiri
Ridgewood Investments

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WHY THIS MATTERS NOW

The headline is the IPO.The story is scarcity.

$1.77T

SpaceX's valuation at IPO on June 11, 2026 — the largest listing in US history.

Example, not a recommendation

93.7×

SpaceX's trailing revenue multiple at IPO. Launch economics alone can't support it — the price assumes large future monetization from connectivity, AI compute, and software.

Example, not a recommendation

$2T

Cumulative AI infrastructure capex committed through 2026 — roughly $535B above the pre-AI spending trend.

82%

Voting power held by one founder post-listing through a dual-class structure — a governance concentration that deserves an explicit discount, not a red flag by itself.

Example, not a recommendation

~6 in 10

IPOs that lost ground over the following three years, across 9,253 US listings from 1980–2024 (median 3-year return: −25.7%).

+18.9% / −20.5%

Average first-day IPO pop vs. average 3-year underperformance versus the market. The opening print is not the investment case.

Sources: Reuters, Jay R. Ritter (University of Florida, Updated IPO Statistics 2026), Exponential View. Figures as of June–July 2026. Statistics are for illustration only and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.

WHAT WE'LL COVER

From the headline to the house view — six movements over the hour

  1. 01

    SpaceX, the Headline

    The facts behind the largest IPO in US history, and what the price already assumes.

  2. 02

    The Wave Behind It

    Three distinct kinds of AI listing — and why they don't share the same economics.

  3. 03

    Follow the Capital

    Where the scarcity actually sits in the AI buildout, and who's funding it — cash or debt.

  4. 04

    Where Margins Live

    Across the AI stack, the layer determines the cash flow. We map which layers can compound.

  5. 05

    Underwriting SpaceX

    A remarkable company at a demanding price — the four questions that actually move the stock.

  6. 06

    What History Teaches

    A century of IPO evidence, and what it means for a patient owner's portfolio.

  7. 07

    Live Q&A

    The final stretch belongs to you. Submit your question at registration or ask live.

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The IPO is the headline. Scarcity is the story. The question is not whether these companies are extraordinary — it is whether today's price still leaves room to compound.

Kaushal "Ken" Majmudar, CFA

Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Ridgewood Investments

For educational context only. Not a forecast or investment recommendation.

This isn't about picking the next hot stock.

It's about the checklist we actually run before underwriting any business caught in a capital-intensive hype cycle — and how that discipline applies to whatever concentrated positions, RSUs, or "story stocks" are already sitting in your portfolio.

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YOUR HOSTS

Your Hosts

Two Ridgewood investors, one long-term, value-oriented lens on a fast-moving story.

Kaushal "Ken" Majmudar

Kaushal "Ken" Majmudar

Founder & Chief Investment Officer · Ridgewood Investments

  • CFA Charterholder
  • Honors graduate, Harvard Law School (1994) and Columbia University, B.S. Computer Science (1991)
  • Former investment banker at Merrill Lynch & Lehman Brothers: IPOs, M&A, Fortune 1000 advisory
  • Founded Ridgewood Investments in 2002; 25+ years of long-term, value-oriented investing
  • Member: CFA Institute, NYSSA, Value Investors Club, SumZero
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Sam Namiri

Sam Namiri

Partner & Portfolio Manager · Ridgewood Investments

  • Portfolio Manager at Ridgewood Investments
  • Manages the Ridgewood Select Value Fund, focused on small and micro-cap companies
  • B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley
  • MBA, Columbia Business School
  • Value-oriented investing philosophy modeled after Buffett, Graham, and Fisher
  • Prioritizes education and long-term client interests; invests alongside his clients
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ABOUT THE FIRM

About Ridgewood Investments

Ridgewood Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser focused on long-term, disciplined, research-driven investing. Founded by Ken Majmudar in 2002, the firm brings institutional rigor and deep fundamental analysis to wealth management for individuals, families, and institutions who've outgrown a transactional relationship with Wall Street.

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RESERVE YOUR SEAT

An Analysis Beyond the Headlines

Free. Educational. Own scarcity, not slogans.

July 16, 2026
12:00 PM ET
~60 Minutes
Online Conference

Save My Spot

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