Aman with Indian roots, Asif from Pakistan to get $2.7 billion each after Musk buys Cursor for $60 billion
Aman Sanger, a techie with Indian roots, and Pakistan-born Sualeh Asif, just became billionaires. The two are reportedly set to earn as much as $2.7 billion each after Elon Musk's SpaceX acquired Cursor for $60 billion.
It is not everyday when we hear of a multi-billion dollar acquisition in Silicon Valley, let alone one by Elon Musk. But Musk’s SpaceX just bought the company behind Cursor for $60 billion. And this buyout has made two techies, Aman Sanger, and Sualeh Asif, billionaires. Aman, who is 25 years old, comes from an Indian family, and 26-year-old Asif was born in Karachi, Pakistan.
SpaceX is buying Cursor’s parent company Anysphere for $60 billion. As per reports, Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif each own roughly a 4.5 per cent stake in Anysphere. According to Forbes, Aman and Asif will each earn $2.7 billion with this buyout from SpaceX, essentially making them billionaires overnight.
Cursor was founded in 2022 by Aman, Asif and two other techies – Michael Truell and Arvid Lunnemark. Michael and Arvid are also expected to get $2.7 billion each. But keep in mind that the Cursor buyout was an all-stock deal. That is, Aman and the others will receive their $2.7 billion in SpaceX shares.
Who are Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif?
Aman Sanger, who is Anysphere’s chief operating officer, was born in New York. Aman has strong Indian roots with his father Arvind Sanger being an alumnus from IIT Bombay. His mother, Shilpa Sanger, is an orthodontist and a board member at Pratham USA.
As per Golden House, Aman began coding at 14 before going to MIT. At MIT, he met Asif, Truell, and Lunnemark, who went on to build Cursor with him. Reports state that Sanger and Truell were selected as Neo Scholars, a programme that connects promising technical talent with Silicon Valley founders and investors.
Before Cursor, Sanger interned at Bridgewater Associates, Google and You.com, according to reports, and also ran an AI consultancy.
On the other hand, Asif, who is Anysphere’s chief product officer, is originally from Karachi, Pakistan. He is believed to be a mathematics prodigy who represented Pakistan at the International Mathematical Olympiad for three straight years from 2016 to 2018, winning a bronze medal.
He attended MIT on a scholarship. According to his LinkedIn profile, Asif worked as a research assistant at MIT for over three years before Cursor was formed.
What is Cursor?
Cursor is an AI coding platform. Coders can use the platform to “vibe code” – use AI to write code for their projects Cursor says that it is used by millions of software developers, with companies such as Nvidia, Adobe, Uber, Shopify and PayPal also using the platform.
SpaceX first partnered with Cursor in April this year, when the Elon Musk-led firm agreed to have Cursor use its computing resources to train its AI models. At the time, SpaceX reserved the option to buy Cursor for $60 billion at a later date, or pay $1.5 billion in break-up fees and provide $8.5 billion in computing resources if the deal did not go through. The same deal that has now been finalised.
Before this buyout, Cursor had a $29.5 billion valuation following a $2.3 billion fundraising round in November 2025.
It is not everyday when we hear of a multi-billion dollar acquisition in Silicon Valley, let alone one by Elon Musk. But Musk’s SpaceX just bought the company behind Cursor for $60 billion. And this buyout has made two techies, Aman Sanger, and Sualeh Asif, billionaires. Aman, who is 25 years old, comes from an Indian family, and 26-year-old Asif was born in Karachi, Pakistan.
SpaceX is buying Cursor’s parent company Anysphere for $60 billion. As per reports, Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif each own roughly a 4.5 per cent stake in Anysphere. According to Forbes, Aman and Asif will each earn $2.7 billion with this buyout from SpaceX, essentially making them billionaires overnight.
Cursor was founded in 2022 by Aman, Asif and two other techies – Michael Truell and Arvid Lunnemark. Michael and Arvid are also expected to get $2.7 billion each. But keep in mind that the Cursor buyout was an all-stock deal. That is, Aman and the others will receive their $2.7 billion in SpaceX shares.
Who are Aman Sanger and Sualeh Asif?
Aman Sanger, who is Anysphere’s chief operating officer, was born in New York. Aman has strong Indian roots with his father Arvind Sanger being an alumnus from IIT Bombay. His mother, Shilpa Sanger, is an orthodontist and a board member at Pratham USA.
As per Golden House, Aman began coding at 14 before going to MIT. At MIT, he met Asif, Truell, and Lunnemark, who went on to build Cursor with him. Reports state that Sanger and Truell were selected as Neo Scholars, a programme that connects promising technical talent with Silicon Valley founders and investors.
Before Cursor, Sanger interned at Bridgewater Associates, Google and You.com, according to reports, and also ran an AI consultancy.
On the other hand, Asif, who is Anysphere’s chief product officer, is originally from Karachi, Pakistan. He is believed to be a mathematics prodigy who represented Pakistan at the International Mathematical Olympiad for three straight years from 2016 to 2018, winning a bronze medal.
He attended MIT on a scholarship. According to his LinkedIn profile, Asif worked as a research assistant at MIT for over three years before Cursor was formed.
What is Cursor?
Cursor is an AI coding platform. Coders can use the platform to “vibe code” – use AI to write code for their projects Cursor says that it is used by millions of software developers, with companies such as Nvidia, Adobe, Uber, Shopify and PayPal also using the platform.
SpaceX first partnered with Cursor in April this year, when the Elon Musk-led firm agreed to have Cursor use its computing resources to train its AI models. At the time, SpaceX reserved the option to buy Cursor for $60 billion at a later date, or pay $1.5 billion in break-up fees and provide $8.5 billion in computing resources if the deal did not go through. The same deal that has now been finalised.
Before this buyout, Cursor had a $29.5 billion valuation following a $2.3 billion fundraising round in November 2025.
