Google Investment and Partnership (2016)
In 2016, SpaceX received a $90 million investment from Google to develop Starlink. This investment marked a significant turning point for the project, as it provided the necessary funding to move the development of Starlink from the experimental phase to the next level.
As part of the partnership, Google contributed to the development of Starlink's software and hardware, including the design of the satellite bus and the development of the ground station software.