People

Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, Elon Musk (co-founder by investment + later CEO), JB Straubel, Ian Wright founded Tesla in San Carlos, California (2003). This page tracks every named human in the case file — founders, executives, investors, and the Acquired hosts and guests who built the record.

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Founders

Martin Eberhard

Co-founded Tesla in 2003.

Marc Tarpenning

Co-founded Tesla in 2003.

Elon Musk (co-founder by investment + later CEO)

Co-founded Tesla in 2003.

JB Straubel

Co-founded Tesla in 2003.

Ian Wright

Co-founded Tesla in 2003.

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