Elon Musk says 'Bravo!' after Jeff Bezos reveals he's put $28 billion of his own money into Blue Origin

Elon Musk says 'Bravo!' after Jeff Bezos reveals he's put $28 billion of his own money into Blue Origin Elon Musk (right) and Jeff Bezos have been space rivals for years. Blue Origin; NASA; Win McNamee/Getty Images; Mike Blake/Reuters; Samantha Lee/Business Insider There's no love lost between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, but the Tesla and SpaceXAI CEO has openly applauded the Amazon founder for pouring nearly $30 billion of his fortune into building his spaceflight company."Bravo!" Musk replied on X to a clip of Bezos telling Fox News during a live interview on Wednesday that he's "personally invested $28 billion" in Blue Origin since founding it in 2000."I'm glad Jeff Bezos cares so much about space," Musk added.Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon CEO in 2021 but remains the e-commerce giant's executive chair, said Blue Origin had just raised more than $10 billion in its first external funding round.The serial entrepreneur, worth $285 billion as of Wednesday's close per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, told Fox News' Brett Baier that it was the right time to cease self-funding the company."I see the financial future of Blue with some clarity now, and I didn't really want to take outside investors until I was sure it would be a good investment for them," he said.Bezos added that he expects Blue Origin to "be a public company at some point," but its IPO will be "several years from now."@RedWavePress Bravo! I’m glad @JeffBezos cares so much about space.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 8, 2026 Musk and Bezos have historically butted heads over launchpads, government contracts, patents, talent, copycatting, and more, with Musk once labeling Bezos' company "Sue Origin."But the first- and third-richest people on the planet have also spoken admiringly of each other. Musk has said he pokes fun at Bezos because he wants to goad him into working harder at Blue Origin, so he may well have praised Bezos for piling $28 billion of his own money into the company because that's a clear sign of dedication. Read next Theron Mohamed is a London-based correspondent on the International team at Business Insider. His coverage spans finance, investing, wealth, markets, and the economy.Theron joined BI in 2019 as a reporter at Markets Insider and rose to the rank of correspondent before moving to the Trending team then the broader International team. He previously covered tech, media, and telecom stocks for Investors Chronicle magazine and had a brief stint on the Financial Times' Data team. He interned at the Wall Street Journal in New York where he primarily wrote for Heard on the Street.Theron has freelanced for The Independent, The Telegraph, WIRED, and several smaller publications. He holds an undergraduate degree in geography from the London School of Economics, and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.Theron often covers Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and other elite investors. He also writes about the world's wealthiest people and shares financial advice from all manner of rich and successful people.Email Theron at tmohamed@businessinsider.com and follow him on X @theron_mohamed. Tech Elon Musk Jeff Bezos More Blue Origin Wealth Billionaires Investing IPO