Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has reportedly lost its last two co-founders, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, leaving the company with no original co-founders remaining. This follows Musk's recent statement that xAI is being 'rebuilt from the foundations up' after being acquired by SpaceX. The departures come as SpaceX, xAI, and X are being consolidated under one corporate structure ahead of SpaceX's rumored IPO plans.
Background
xAI is Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup launched in 2023 to compete with companies like OpenAI. The company has been closely tied to Musk's other ventures including X (formerly Twitter) and SpaceX.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Mar 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10