Elon’s Universe MUSK’S VENTURES HAVE SPANNED EVERYTHING FROM INTERNET STARTUPS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PAYPAL, Online payments Value: Sold for $4.5 billion ‘Musk’s second startup was X.com, an online bank he cofounded in 1999 that later became PayPal. PayPal was bought by eBay in 2002; Musk bought back the X.com domain name in 2017 ZiP2 Online business directory Value: Sold for $307 million Musk’s first. company, launched with his brother Kimbal, was sold in 1999 to Compa Musk pocketed $22 million SOLARCITY Renewable energy Value: Sold to Tesla for $2.6 billion Musk backed SolarCity, founded in 2006 by two ofhis cousins. Its sale is the subject of shareholder lawsuit < @ Zip2 TESLA Electricvehicle manufacturer Value: $1.02 trillion Founded in 2003, Tesla developed an electric sports car before bringing EVs. to the masses. Today, its valuation dwarfs those of legacy U.S. automakers *SoarCity » GS = OpenAT y OPEN Al Alresearch Value: Unknown Musk cofounded Opendl in 2015, with the goal of developing artifciatintelligence technology to benefit humanity; Musk left his position on the board in 2018 ‘SPACEX ‘Aerospace Value: $4.00 billion Founded in 2002 with the goal of colonizing Mars; two decades later. the company dominates the U.S. commercial space market THE BORING CO. Tunnel construction Value: $920 million Musk founded his. > tunneling venture in 2046 to alleviate congestion; the company completed its first Public project in Las Vegas in June NEURALINK Neurotechnology Value: $500 million Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2046 to make sensors that would allow humans: to communicate with machines tolopathically