Elon Musk

Founder & CEO

South African-born entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal before founding SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling human colonization of Mars. Invested $100 million of his PayPal fortune to launch SpaceX and continues as CEO.

Overview

Companies
4
Roles
Founder Founder & CEO

Companies

4 companies
OpenAI $167.9B
Private Founder
xAI $42.1B
Acquired Founder & CEO
SpaceX $11.9B
Private Founder & CEO
Tesla -
Public Founder & CEO

Founder data is compiled from company records, public announcements, and verified sources. Roles reflect current or most recent known positions.