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

Roles

Founder Founder & CEO

Companies

4 companies

OpenAI $167.9B

Private Founder

AI research company building artificial general intelligence, creator of ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and the OpenAI API platform.

xAI $42.1B

Acquired Founder & CEO

Artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk that builds large language models and the Grok chatbot, with the mission to understand the true nature of the universe.

SpaceX $11.9B

Private Founder & CEO

Aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company designing, manufacturing, and launching advanced rockets and spacecraft with the goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Tesla -

Public Founder & CEO

Electric vehicle manufacturer and clean energy company. Produces the Model S, 3, X, Y, Cybertruck, and Semi. Also operates Tesla Energy (solar panels, Powerwall, Megapack).

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