Tech Company Financing Transactions

Tesla Funding Round

Tesla secured a $82.5 million funding round on 9/15/2009. Investors included private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/15/2009
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$82,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
3500 Deer Creek
Palo Alto, CA 94304
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and stationary energy storage products in the United States, China, Norway, and internationally. It primarily offers sedans and sport utility vehicles. The company also offers electric vehicle powertrain components and systems to other manufacturers.
Profile
Tesla LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Tesla Company Twitter Account
Company News
Tesla News
Facebook
Tesla on Facebook
YouTube
Tesla on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Elon Musk
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Chief Financial Officer
Jason Wheeler
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Chief Technical Officer
JB Straubel
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VP - Bus. Development
Diarmuid O'Connell
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VP - Human Resources
Arnnon Geshuri
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