DossierBusinessUnited StatesUpdated October 16, 2026

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and businessman who is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. He founded SpaceX in 2002. He joined Tesla in 2004 and became its CEO in 2008. He co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and founded Neuralink and The Boring Company in 2016.

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United States
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Business
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Affiliations

  • SpaceX

    SpaceX is a company Musk founded in 2002; he is its CEO. [1]

  • Tesla

    Tesla is a company Musk joined in 2004; he became its CEO in 2008 and is identified as its largest shareholder. [1]

  • OpenAI

    OpenAI is an organisation Musk co-founded in 2015. [1]

  • Neuralink

    Neuralink is a company Musk founded in 2016. [1]

  • The Boring Company

    The Boring Company is a company Musk founded in 2016. [1]

Sources

  1. [1]entrepreneurshares.com
  2. [2]Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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