- The Boring Company is set to open its first completed tunnel on Tuesday.
- However, some investors are concerned the money they allocated for SpaceX was being used elsewhere, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
- SpaceX has a 6% stake in the company, though its board never voted to invest in The Boring Company.
Some SpaceX investors are concerned about CEO Elon Musk’s other ventures, especially when their capital is deployed for his latest pet project, The Boring Company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The Boring Company’s first tunnel, which is set to open Tuesday after a delay, is being constructed at SpaceX headquarters in Southern California and has been funded by money intended for the rocket venture – not tunnels – sources told The Journal.
SpaceX does own a 6% stake in The Boring Company, a spokesperson said, “calculated based on the value of land, time, and other resources contributed since creation of the company.” That’s despite the company’s board never voting to deploy the cash in the first place, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The equity was always in place, though investors were unaware, the spokesperson said.
A Boring Company spokesperson declined to comment.
You can read the full Wall Street Journal story here.
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