HUMAIN Invests $3 Billion in xAI Ahead of SpaceX Merger
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – February 18, 2026 – HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company specializing in full-stack artificial intelligence, announced a $3 billion strategic investment in xAI as part of the company’s Series E financing round. This investment occurred immediately prior to xAI’s acquisition by SpaceX, positioning HUMAIN at a critical juncture for platform expansion and integration.
Strategic Investment and Share Conversion
As a result of the Series E transaction, HUMAIN became a significant minority shareholder in xAI. Following the acquisition, these holdings were converted into shares of SpaceX. This move provides HUMAIN with long-term equity exposure and participation in xAI’s final financing round before the merger.
Expanding AI Infrastructure Partnership
This investment builds upon the existing 500MW AI infrastructure partnership between HUMAIN and xAI in Saudi Arabia, announced in November 2025. This partnership reinforces HUMAIN’s role as a strategic development partner and a leading global investor in frontier AI technologies.
Synergies with SpaceX
The combination of xAI’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities with SpaceX’s extensive scale, infrastructure, and engineering expertise is expected to drive accelerated growth, deep technological integration, and long-term value creation.
HUMAIN’s Vision and Investment Strategy
“This investment reflects HUMAIN’s conviction in transformational AI and our ability to deploy meaningful capital behind exceptional opportunities where long-term vision, technical excellence, and execution converge,” said Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN. “xAI’s trajectory, further strengthened by its acquisition by SpaceX, one of the largest technology mergers on record, represents the kind of high-impact platform we seek to support with significant capital.”
HUMAIN’s Core Capabilities
HUMAIN’s investment strategy focuses on category-defining technology platforms. The company delivers full-stack AI capabilities across four core areas:
- Next-generation data centers
- High-performance infrastructure and cloud platforms
- Advanced AI models
- Transformative AI solutions
About HUMAIN
HUMAIN is a global artificial intelligence company delivering full-stack AI capabilities. It serves both public and private sector organizations, focusing on unlocking value across industries, driving digital transformation, and strengthening capabilities through human–AI collaboration. HUMAIN is committed to intellectual property development and global talent leadership.
For further details about HUMAIN, please visit humain.com.
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