Tesla

company

About

Tesla Motors specializes in developing a full range of electric vehicles.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.46B
Industries
Automotive,Autonomous Vehicles,Electric Vehicle,Manufacturing,Transportation
Founded date
Jan 1, 2003
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

Tesla Motors specializes in developing a full range of electric vehicles. Tesla Motors was started by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and strives to create a revolution and accelerate the world’s transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars.

Tesla vehicles are EVs (electric vehicles), which are transforming the way people drive and move. Tesla has gone public as of June 29, 2010, and has a market cap of $34.32 billion. Tesla Motors’ goal is to increase the number and variety of EVs through three strategies. The first is to sell its own branded vehicle through its showrooms. The second is to sell premium, high-quality, patented electric components to other automakers. Lastly, it serves as a “catalyst and positive example to other automakers.” There has already been a movement in the EV market with the push of the GM Volt, rumored to have been inspired by the Tesla Roadster.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$3.49B
Tesla has raised a total of $3.49B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 23, 2019 from a Post-IPO Debt round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 23, 2019 Post-IPO Debt $1.40B 1 Detail
May 19, 2016 Post-IPO Equity $1.46B 1 Detail
Sep 16, 2009 Series F $82.50M 2 Al Wahada Capital Investment Detail
Jun 23, 2009 Debt Financing $465M 1 US Department of Energy Detail
May 19, 2009 Series E $50M 1 Mercedes-Benz Group AG Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
29
6
Tesla has made 29 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 8, 2022, when OpenNode raised $20M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Feb 8, 2022 OpenNode
Series A $20M Bitcoin
Nov 19, 2021 PROTO
Series A $12M Brand Marketing
Sep 20, 2021 Ripio
Series B $50M Bitcoin
Nov 20, 2020 GlobeDX
Seed $3M Blockchain
Oct 30, 2020 PROTO
Seed $3M Brand Marketing

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
3
5
Tesla is funded by 5 investors. Al Wahada Capital Investment and US Department of Energy are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Al Wahada Capital Investment Yes Series F
US Department of Energy Yes Debt Financing
Agricultural Bank of China Post-IPO Debt
Citi Post-IPO Equity
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Series F