Overview
- Aman Gottumukkala announced on X that he is joining SpaceX and xAI to build advanced coding AI and collaborate with SpaceX-linked teams.
- He founded Firebender, an Android-focused coding assistant that runs inside Android Studio and JetBrains IDEs and reportedly reached millions in revenue with a three‑person, Y Combinator‑backed team.
- William Zeng, co‑founder of Sweep and a former Roblox engineer, also said he is joining SpaceX and xAI to work on autonomous engineering tools.
- Indian AI researcher Devendra Chaplot previously revealed he joined SpaceX and xAI to pursue what he described as building superintelligence.
- Elon Musk confirmed in February that SpaceX acquired xAI, with reported valuations near $1 trillion for SpaceX and about $250 billion for xAI, positioning the effort with frontier compute resources.