ELON MUSK

BY: MICHELANGELO PEREA

WHO IS
ELON MUSK? born:
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Canadian American
business magnate, investor, engineer, and inventor.
Was a company that provided and licensed
online city guide software to newspapers.

Founded in Palo Alto, California

1995-1999

Compaq Computer paid US$307 million to acquire Zip2.

Enhance Compaq's AltaVista web search engine.
Worldwide online payments system that supports
online money transfers and serves as an electronic
alternative to traditional paper methods like
checks and money orders.

PayPal is one of the world's largest Internet payment companies.

Founded in San Jose, California, U.S.

1998-2002

The company was acquired by

eBay in July 2002 for $1.5 billion
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Is a private American aerospace

manufacturer and space transport
services company
The goal of reducing space transportation
costs and enabling the colonization of Mars.

Founded in Hawthorne, California, U.S.

2001
 0-100km/h in 1.9 sec
Company that specializes in
electric automotives, energy storage
and solar panel manufacturing

Founded in Palo Alto, California, US

2003
Prove to people that electric vehicles can be
better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars.
Is a subsidiary of Tesla, and now offers energy storage
services through Tesla
Markets, manufactures, and installs residential and commercial
solar panels in the US.

Founded in San Mateo, California, U.S.

2006

Concept from Elon Musk (Chairman)