Absent From the SpaceX and OpenAI I.P.O.s? Chinese Investors. NYT - Top Stories By: Alexandra Stevenson · Maureen Farrell and Lauren Hirsch 11 June 2026 at 20:25 SpaceX will not raise money from investors in China and Hong Kong. Others firms, like OpenAI, may follow suit. © Eric Gay/Associated PressA Starship test flight at the SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas last month. Investors in China are expected to be excluded from the SpaceX initial public offering.