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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.

Austin, TX

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Founded: 2003
Headcount: 18,438
Open roles: 0
Last raised: Post Ipo Debt

LOCATIONS

Where they work

Tesla offices

Austin, TX1 Tesla Road

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Investors

Craft Ventures Aabar Investments PJS Agricultural Bank of China Al Wahda Investment Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Bank of America Bosch Capital California Energy Commission Capricorn Investment Group China Construction Bank China Merchants Bank Citigroup Compass Technology Partners DFJ Growth Management Department Of Energy Deutsche Bank European Commission Fjord Capital Fjord Ventures George Soros Goldman Sachs Google Industrial and Commercial Bank of China J.P. Morgan Securities Kimbal Musk Konstantin Othmer Larry Page Marc Tarpenning Martin Eberhard Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Mercedes-Benz Morgan Stanley Nick Pritzker Panasonic Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)SDL Ventures Sergey Brin Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Societe Generale Technology Partners Technology Venture Partners Tencent Toyota VALOR VantagePoint Venture Partners Westly Group

Funding rounds

Post Ipo Debt
Societe Generale
$783MOct 4, 2024
Grant
European Commission
€148.7MSep 12, 2023
Grant
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
$231.8KAug 14, 2023
Post Ipo Equity
George Soros
$20MAug 11, 2022
Grant
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
A$8.2MSep 3, 2020
Post Ipo Debt
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
$565MMay 8, 2020
Post Ipo Debt
Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co
$1.4BDec 22, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
China Merchants Bank
$700MOct 5, 2019
Post Ipo Equity
$860MMay 13, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
$1.8BMay 13, 2019
Post Ipo Debt
CN¥3.5BMar 7, 2019
Post Ipo Secondary
$2BAug 6, 2018
Post Ipo Debt
$546MFeb 1, 2018
Grant
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
$2.3MDec 6, 2017
Post Ipo Secondary
Tencent
$1.7BMar 27, 2017
Post Ipo Debt
$850MMar 16, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$350MMar 14, 2017
Post Ipo Equity
$383.5MNov 20, 2016
Post Ipo Equity
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Bank of America
$1.5BMay 18, 2016
Post Ipo Equity
$1.1BAug 13, 2015
Post Ipo Debt
$2.7BFeb 27, 2014
Post Ipo Equity
$55MMay 16, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$600MMay 16, 2013
Post Ipo Debt
$450MMay 14, 2013
Grant
California Energy Commission
$10MOct 9, 2012
Post Ipo Equity
$192.7MSep 27, 2012
Post Ipo Equity
Panasonic
$30MNov 3, 2010
Post Ipo Equity
Toyota
$50MMay 19, 2010
IPO
UndisclosedJan 1, 2010
Series F
Al Wahda Investment, Mercedes-Benz, Fjord Ventures, Aabar Investments PJS, Fjord Capital, Bosch Capital
$82.5MSep 15, 2009
Debt Financing
Department Of Energy
$465MJun 22, 2009
Series E
Mercedes-Benz, DFJ Growth Management
$50MMay 18, 2009
Debt Financing
VALOR, Technology Venture Partners, Kimbal Musk, Westly Group
$40MNov 2, 2008
Debt Financing
VALOR, Westly Group, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Technology Venture Partners
$40.2MMay 26, 2008
Series E
Westly Group, Technology Venture Partners, Mercedes-Benz, VALOR, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kimbal Musk
$40MFeb 7, 2008
Series D
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
$45MMay 10, 2007
Series C
VantagePoint Venture Partners, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Google, Nick Pritzker, J.P. Morgan Securities, Compass Technology Partners, VALOR, Capricorn Investment Group, Craft Ventures
$40MApr 30, 2006
Series B
VALOR, Compass Technology Partners
$13MJan 31, 2005
Series A
Compass Technology Partners, SDL Ventures
$7.5MApr 22, 2004

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OPEN ROLES

Roles at Tesla

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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Martin Eberhard

American businessman

TiveniSF MotorsWardenclyffe PartnersRetiredINEVITOrange ChargerUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana-ChampaignYork Community High School

Marc Tarpenning

American entrepreneur

Spero VenturesInnovate Public SchoolsClearpathBerkeley SkyDeckSutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & TechnologySingularity EnergyUniversity of California BerkeleyRio Americano High SchoolSalk Junior High SchoolWinterstien School

Elon Musk

American business magnate (born 1971)

SpaceXTwitter, Inc.TeslaNeuralinkEndeavor Group Holdings, Inc.PerquestUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe Wharton SchoolStanfordSmith School of Business

JB Straubel

Co-founder of Tesla Motors

QuantumScapeTeslaRedwood MaterialsStraubel FoundationVolacomSolarCityStanford UniversityEdgewood High School of the Sacred Heart

Ian Wright

English footballer and commentator (born 1963)

burnley fcCeltic Football ClubWest Ham UnitedNottingham ForestArsenalEngland

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