==Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first public fundraising round

• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is raising $10 billion, in its first outside funding round that will value the rocket company at $130 billion.
• The funding round comes hot on the heels of a blockbuster IPO by Elon Musk’s SpaceX last month.
• Blue Origin competes in many of the same markets as SpaceX, including heavy-lift rockets and lunar landers.
• Bezos is set to contribute $2 billion into the round, along with about $4 billion from hedge fund Coatue Management, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because the details are private.
• The remaining $4 billion has seen significant demand, with several major investors expected to participate, the people said.
• The funding round comes hot on the heels of a blockbuster IPO by Elon Musk’s SpaceX
•  last month. SpaceX raised nearly $86 billion, including the underwriters’ option, making it the largest IPO on record and minting Musk a trillionaire. The company is now valued at about $2 trillion.