SpaceX is a venture set up by South African entrepreneur Elon Musk , who also founded electric vehicle company Tesla Motors and is working with Virgin on Hyperloop . Although Musk nearly went bankrupt when forming SpaceX in 2002 , he is now worth $ 20bn and the company itself boasts $ 12bn in value . SpeaceX , or Space Exploration Technologies Corp , is an aerospace manufacturer and space transport series company , and in 2012 it became the only private company to ever return a spacecraft from low-earth orbit . The company was founded with the aim to “ revolutionise space technology , with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets ”.

Flipkart , an Indian ecommerce business , was founded in Bangalore in 2007 by two ex-Amazon employees . Under CEO Sachin Bandal , the company now reports a worth of $ 15bn and has over 33,000

employees . India ’ s biggest online retailer offers a range of products including electronics , clothing , furniture , books and beauty products . Flipkart now has a 60 % market share of mobile commerce in India and serves about 50mn customers . Sachin states the company ’ s dream was “ creating world-class Internet company from India ; a brand that can compete at a global level ”. Last year , the company merged with eBay which injected $ 500mn as part of a $ 1.4bn funding round . 43