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Tesla

Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive and energy company based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in electric car manufacturing and, through its SolarCity subsidiary, solar panel manufacturing.

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Founded: 2003
Headcount: 18,438
Open roles: 0
Last raised: Post Ipo Debt · $783M

SECTION I · THE BRIEF

Inside Tesla

Brief #34425Updated 18 JUN 2026AUSTINSOUTH BAYPOST IPO DEBT

Employbl Dossier

Tesla

Founded: 2003
Headcount: 18,438
Open roles: 0
Last raised: Post Ipo Debt · $783M

Section II — RestrictedMembers only

Engineering interview process at Tesla
Tech stack & infrastructure choices
Culture & day-to-day work style
Why join now vs. 6 months from now
Hiring focus & open headcount by team
Comp philosophy and band context

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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

JB Straubel

Martin Eberhard

Ian Wright

Marc Tarpenning

Elon Musk

OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Tesla

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total Amount Raised:

Tesla's Investors

Craft Ventures

Tesla Funding Rounds

Post Ipo Debt
$783,000,000
Oct 5, 2024
Post Ipo Debt
$783,000,000
Oct 4, 2024
Post Ipo Debt Investors
Societe Generale
Grant
148,700,000 EUR
Sep 13, 2023
Grant
148,700,000 EUR
Sep 12, 2023
Grant Investors
European Commission
Grant
$231,786
Aug 15, 2023
Grant
$231,786
Aug 14, 2023
Grant Investors
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
Post Ipo Equity
$20,000,000
Aug 12, 2022
Post Ipo Equity
$20,000,000
Aug 11, 2022
Post Ipo Equity Investors
George Soros
Grant
8,200,000 AUD
Sep 4, 2020
Grant
8,200,000 AUD
Sep 3, 2020
Grant Investors
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Post Ipo Debt
$565,000,000
May 9, 2020
Post Ipo Debt
$565,000,000
May 8, 2020
Post Ipo Debt Investors
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Post Ipo Debt
$1,400,000,000
Dec 23, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
$1,400,000,000
Dec 22, 2019
Post Ipo Debt Investors
Agricultural Bank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
China Construction Bank
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co
Post Ipo Debt
$700,000,000
Oct 6, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
$700,000,000
Oct 5, 2019
Post Ipo Debt Investors
China Merchants Bank
Post Ipo Equity
$860,000,000
May 14, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
$1,840,000,000
May 14, 2019
Post Ipo Equity
$860,000,000
May 13, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
$1,840,000,000
May 13, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
3,500,000,000 CNY
Mar 8, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
3,500,000,000 CNY
Mar 7, 2019
Post Ipo Secondary
$2,000,000,000
Aug 7, 2018
Post Ipo Secondary
$2,000,000,000
Aug 6, 2018
Post Ipo Debt
$546,000,000
Feb 2, 2018
Post Ipo Debt
$546,000,000
Feb 1, 2018
Grant
$2,324,000
Dec 7, 2017
Grant
$2,324,000
Dec 6, 2017
Grant Investors
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Post Ipo Secondary
$1,700,000,000
Mar 28, 2017
Post Ipo Secondary
$1,700,000,000
Mar 27, 2017
Post Ipo Secondary Investors
Tencent
Post Ipo Debt
$850,000,000
Mar 17, 2017
Post Ipo Debt
$850,000,000
Mar 16, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$350,000,000
Mar 15, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$350,000,000
Mar 14, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$383,500,000
Nov 21, 2016
Post Ipo Equity
$383,500,000
Nov 20, 2016
Post Ipo Equity
$1,460,000,000
May 19, 2016
Post Ipo Equity
$1,460,000,000
May 18, 2016
Post Ipo Equity Investors
Morgan Stanley
Goldman Sachs
Deutsche Bank
Citigroup
Bank of America
Post Ipo Equity
$1,100,000,000
Aug 14, 2015
Post Ipo Equity
$1,100,000,000
Aug 13, 2015
Post Ipo Debt
$2,700,000,000
Feb 28, 2014
Post Ipo Debt
$2,700,000,000
Feb 27, 2014
Post Ipo Equity
$55,000,129
May 17, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$600,000,000
May 17, 2013
Post Ipo Equity
$55,000,129
May 16, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$600,000,000
May 16, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$450,000,000
May 15, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$450,000,000
May 14, 2013
Grant
$10,000,000
Oct 10, 2012
Grant
$10,000,000
Oct 9, 2012
Grant Investors
California Energy Commission
Post Ipo Equity
$192,700,000
Sep 28, 2012
Post Ipo Equity
$192,700,000
Sep 27, 2012
Post Ipo Equity
$30,000,000
Nov 4, 2010
Post Ipo Equity
$30,000,000
Nov 3, 2010
Post Ipo Equity Investors
Panasonic
Post Ipo Equity
$50,000,000
May 20, 2010
Post Ipo Equity
$50,000,000
May 19, 2010
Post Ipo Equity Investors
Toyota
IPO
Unknown
Jan 1, 2010
Series F
$82,500,000
Sep 16, 2009
Series F
$82,500,000
Sep 15, 2009
Series F Investors
Al Wahda Investment
Mercedes-Benz
Fjord Ventures
Aabar Investments PJS
Fjord Capital
Bosch Capital
Debt Financing
$465,000,000
Jun 23, 2009
Debt Financing
$465,000,000
Jun 22, 2009
Debt Financing Investors
Department Of Energy
Series E
$50,000,000
May 19, 2009
Series E
$50,000,000
May 18, 2009
Series E Investors
Mercedes-Benz
DFJ Growth Management
Debt Financing
$40,000,000
Nov 3, 2008
Debt Financing
$40,000,000
Nov 2, 2008
Debt Financing Investors
VALOR
Technology Venture Partners
Kimbal Musk
Westly Group
Debt Financing
$40,167,530
May 27, 2008
Debt Financing
$40,167,530
May 26, 2008
Debt Financing Investors
VALOR
Westly Group
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Technology Venture Partners
Series E
$40,000,000
Feb 8, 2008
Series E
$40,000,000
Feb 7, 2008
Series E Investors
Westly Group
Technology Venture Partners
Mercedes-Benz
VALOR
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Kimbal Musk
Series D
$45,000,000
May 11, 2007
Series D
$45,000,000
May 10, 2007
Series D Investors
Technology Partners
Technology Venture Partners
J.P. Morgan Securities
VALOR
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Compass Technology Partners
Capricorn Investment Group
Martin Eberhard
Marc Tarpenning
Konstantin Othmer
Series C
$40,000,000
May 1, 2006
Series C
$40,000,000
Apr 30, 2006
Series C Investors
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Larry Page
Sergey Brin
Google
Nick Pritzker
J.P. Morgan Securities
Compass Technology Partners
VALOR
Capricorn Investment Group
Craft Ventures
Series B
$13,000,000
Feb 1, 2005
Series B
$13,000,000
Jan 31, 2005
Series B Investors
VALOR
Compass Technology Partners
Series A
$7,500,000
Apr 23, 2004
Series A
$7,500,000
Apr 22, 2004
Series A Investors
Compass Technology Partners
SDL Ventures