{"id":17048,"date":"2026-06-12T16:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/insights\/?p=17048"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:38:13","slug":"spacex-nasdaq-ipo-rspax-mirror-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/insights\/blog\/spacex-nasdaq-ipo-rspax-mirror-notes","title":{"rendered":"We gave retail investors exposure to SpaceX before the IPO. Now get access to WHOOP and Kraken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With SpaceX\u2019s historic Nasdaq debut happening today (trading began, Friday, June 12, 2026, at an unprecedented $1.75 trillion valuation), <strong>we are proud to say that we democratised it first.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before SpaceX reached the public markets, Republic Europe opened the door for eligible investors to gain exposure to SpaceX shares via rSPAX Mirror Notes. As the mainstream financial press coverage focuses on how retail investors can buy into a $1.8T mega-IPO, we had already unlocked this private market giant for UK retail investors when it was still private.<\/p>\n<p>Our product rSPAX Mirror Notes was designed specifically to give UK retail investors early exposure to SpaceX&#8217;s private-market performance before the big event.<\/p>\n<p>The SpaceX IPO had shares priced at $135 per share.<br \/>\n    Through our rSPAX mirror note, we offered exposure to SpaceX at $55*.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out on our rSPAX Mirror Notes offering, we are opening the doors to two more global tech companies right now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"opportunity-item\">\n<p><strong>Kraken<\/strong>: A Secondary offering for equity in Kraken: the global digital asset exchange, 13M users, and $2.2B revenue. This campaign ends Thursday, 18th June.<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/krkn-secondary\" class=\"cta-link\">View now &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"opportunity-item\">\n<p><strong>WHOOP<\/strong>: Secondary offering for equity in WHOOP, the global human performance company, founded in 2012 with a mission to unlock human potential, serving 2.5M+ members and exiting 2025 at a $1.1B annual revenue run rate. Pre registration for WHOOP is open now.<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/whp-secondary\/coming-soon\" class=\"cta-link\">View now &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>*Disclaimer: The $55 figure represents the split-adjusted equivalent of the original $275 exposure price for the rSPAX Mirror Notes, following SpacesX\u2019s 5-for-1 share split.<\/p>\n<p>The $135 figure represents the IPO price, which is the price of shares sold or allocated in the IPO. 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