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    Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. He is of British and
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    Elon Musk - Wikipedia

    • Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. He is also known for his ownership of X Corp. (the company that operates the social media platform X, formerly Twitter), and his role in the founding of the Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink, and OpenAI. Musk is the wealthiest in… See more

    BornElon Reeve Musk · June 28, 1971 · Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
    CitizenshipSouth Africa · Canada (from 1989) · United States (from 2002)
    SpousesJustine Wilson · (m. 2000; div. 2008) · Talulah Riley · (m. 2010; div. 2012) · (m. 2013; div. 2016)
    Business career

    In 1995, Musk, his brother Kimbal, and Greg Kouri founded Global Link Information Network, later renamed Zip2. The company developed an Internet city guide with maps, directions, and yellow pages, and marketed it to newsp… See more

    Other activities

    Musk is president of the Musk Foundation he founded in 2001, whose stated purpose is to: provide solar-power energy systems in disaster areas; support research, development, and advocacy (for interests including h… See more

     
  1. Elon Musk co-founded and leads Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company. As the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon leads all product design, engineering and global manufacturing of the company's electric vehicles, battery products and solar energy products.
    www.tesla.com/elon-musk
    In 2004, he was an early investor in the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (now Tesla, Inc.). He became its chairman and product architect, assuming the position of CEO in 2008. In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy company that was acquired by Tesla in 2016 and became Tesla Energy.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
    Elon Musk cofounded six companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunneling startup Boring Company. He owns about 23% of Tesla between stock and options, but has pledged more than half his shares as collateral for loans.
    www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/
    And despite the fact that CEO Elon Musk is inarguably the face of the automaker, he wasn’t an original founder. Musk actually joined Tesla in 2004, when he provided $6.35 million of the company’s initial $6.5 million in Series A funding. With that investment, Musk became Tesla’s chairman while Eberhard served as CEO.
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  2. Elon Musk - Tesla

    Learn about Elon Musk's role and achievements at Tesla, where he leads the development and production of electric vehicles, battery products and solar energy products. Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to …

  3. Why a judge rejected Elon Musk's $50 billion Tesla pay package

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  5. Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay …

    Jun 14, 2024 · DETROIT — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk's record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of...

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  8. How Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong …

    Aug 2, 2023 · We learn how Musk was brought on as a crucial early investor but soon used his clout, money, and even a few strong-arm tactics to oust Eberhard and Tarpenning and eventually install himself as...

  9. Tesla, Inc. | History, Cars, Elon Musk, & Facts | Britannica Money

  10. Elon Musk | Tesla Investor Relations

    Learn about Elon Musk, the Technoking of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, PayPal, The Boring Company and Neuralink. See his biography, roles, achievements and education.

  11. Elon Musk and the story of Tesla - Motoring Electric

    3 days ago · The year 2010 was to be a significant one in the history of Tesla. Elon Musk started by telling a judge that he was out of cash and living off emergency loans, while Tesla had lost a reported $290m in seven years. At …