# Tesla

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/tesla-2

- Industry: Automobiles, Other Vehicles & Parts
- Headquarters: Austin, US
- Website: www.tesla.com
- Total disclosed funding: $187M
- Latest round: Series F (Sep 15, 2009)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2003 by co-founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, Tesla Inc formerly known as Tesla Motors Inc. operates as a manufacturer of electric vehicles and solar panel accessories. In 2004, PayPal co-founder Elon Musk contributed more than USD 30 million and is serving as the CEO of the company as of 2022. As of 2021 company employs over 99,290 people a 40.33% increase from 2020. Tesla vehicles have factories in Fremont, California, and Gigafactory Shanghai as of 2022. 

Tesla Inc. provides electric vehicles such as Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, Cybertruck, and solar panels and solar roof tiles. It also produces and installs scalable clean energy generation and storage products. 

As of 2021, the company’s revenue reached USD 53,823 million with a sales growth of 70.67%. 

The company plans to further develop its product and increase transport and clean energy production for the customers. It also plans to manufacture Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot in 2022.

## Funding rounds

- Series F, Sep 15, 2009, $83M — Fjord Capital Partners
- Series D, May 8, 2007, $45M — Draper Fisher Jurvetson, VantagePoint Capital, Capricorn Investment Group, Valor Equity Partners, Compass Technology Partners, Technology Venture Partners, JP Morgan Asset Management, DBL Partners
- Series C, Jun 1, 2006, $40M — Draper Fisher Jurvetson, VantagePoint Capital, Capricorn Investment Group, Valor Equity Partners, Compass Technology Partners, JP Morgan Asset Management, Alphabet
- Series B, Oct 17, 2005, $3M — Compass Technology Partners
- Series B, Jun 15, 2005, $8.9M — Valor Equity Partners, Compass Technology Partners
- Series A, Apr 1, 2004, $7.5M — Compass Technology Partners, SDL Ventures

## Investors

- Compass Technology Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/compass-technology-partners) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- SDL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sdl-ventures) — Series A
- Valor Equity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valor-equity-partners) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Draper Fisher Jurvetson (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/draper-fisher-jurvetson) — Series C, Series D
- VantagePoint Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vantagepoint-capital) — Series C, Series D
- Capricorn Investment Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/capricorn-investment-group) — Series C, Series D
- JP Morgan Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jp-morgan-asset-management) — Series C, Series D
- Alphabet — Series C
- Technology Venture Partners — Series D
- DBL Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dbl-partners) — Series D
- Fjord Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fjord-capital-partners) — Series F