Elon Musk
Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla
Born
June 28th, 1971
53 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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South African-born American entrepreneur founded several companies in the technology and space sectors. Co-founded Zip2 and X.com, which later became PayPal. Founded SpaceX with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling Mars colonization. As CEO of Tesla, led the development of electric vehicles, battery energy storage, and renewable energy products. Played a significant role in the development of the Hyperloop transportation concept.
Founded SpaceX and achieved multiple successful rocket launches
Led Tesla in the production of electric vehicles including the Model S
Co-founded PayPal, facilitating online payments
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