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Overview
Tesla is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It designs, manufactures and sells the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, Model X and Cybertruck through a direct sales model, supported by the largest fast-charging network in the world. Beyond vehicles the company builds Powerwall and Megapack battery storage, solar products, the Full Self-Driving driver assistance stack and the Optimus humanoid robot, and it operates factories in the United States, China and Germany.
Products
Supercharger Network
The Supercharger network is Tesla's global fast-charging infrastructure with tens of thousands of connectors. It has been opened to other manufacturers through the North American Charging Standard.
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Full Self-Driving
Full Self-Driving is Tesla's advanced driver assistance package built on a vision-only neural network stack. It is sold as a subscription or one-time purchase and updates over the air.
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Megapack
Megapack is Tesla's utility-scale battery storage system used to stabilise grids and store renewable generation. It is produced at dedicated plants in California and Shanghai.
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Cybertruck
The Cybertruck is Tesla's stainless steel electric pickup with an exoskeleton body and steer-by-wire system. It entered production at Gigafactory Texas in 2023.
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Model Y
The Model Y is Tesla's compact electric crossover and its best-selling vehicle worldwide. It is built on the Model 3 platform and produced at every one of the company's vehicle factories.
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People
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Vaibhav Taneja became Tesla's chief financial officer in 2023 after serving as its chief accounting officer. He joined the company through the SolarCity acquisition in 2016.
JB Straubel
Co-Founder & former Chief Technology Officer
JB Straubel co-founded Tesla and served as chief technology officer, architecting its battery packs and powertrain. He left in 2019 to found the battery recycling company Redwood Materials and sits on Tesla's board.
Marc Tarpenning
Co-Founder
Marc Tarpenning co-founded Tesla and led its early electrical engineering and software work. He departed in 2008 and now advises and invests in climate technology companies.
Martin Eberhard
Co-Founder
Martin Eberhard co-founded Tesla in 2003 and served as its first chief executive, leading development of the original Roadster. He left the company in 2007.
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Product Architect
Elon Musk led Tesla's Series A in 2004, became chairman and has served as chief executive since 2008. He drives product architecture, manufacturing strategy and the company's autonomy and robotics programmes.
Financials
Est. Annual Revenue
$97.7B
2024
Total raised
$226M
Latest round
IPO
Funding rounds
1
Investors
4
Revenue
+1% YoY
Estimate
Modelled from public signals, not audited accounts - read it as an order of magnitude.
| Year | Estimate | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $2B | $2B | $2B |
| 2014 | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.2B |
| 2015 | $4B | $4B | $4B |
| 2016 | $7B | $7B | $7B |
| 2017 | $11.8B | $11.8B | $11.8B |
| 2018 | $21.5B | $21.5B | $21.5B |
| 2019 | $24.6B | $24.6B | $24.6B |
| 2020 | $31.5B | $31.5B | $31.5B |
| 2021 | $53.8B | $53.8B | $53.8B |
| 2022 | $81.5B | $81.5B | $81.5B |
| 2023 | $96.8B | $96.8B | $96.8B |
| 2024 | $97.7B | $97.7B | $97.7B |
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPO | 2010 | $226M | $1.7B |
Key Investors
Panasonic
Panasonic invested in Tesla in 2010 and became its battery cell partner. It later co-invested in the Nevada Gigafactory.
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Toyota
Toyota invested fifty million dollars in Tesla in 2010 and sold it the NUMMI factory in Fremont. The partnership produced an electric version of the RAV4.
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Daimler
Daimler bought a stake in Tesla in 2009 that provided critical capital during the financial crisis. The two companies also collaborated on electric powertrains.
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Draper Fisher Jurvetson backed Tesla in its early venture rounds before the 2010 listing. The firm was an active investor in clean technology at the time.
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