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Tesla is founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.
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Elon Musk leads the company's $7.5 million Series A financing round and becomes chairman of the board
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Elon Musk injects $13 million more into the company in a Series B round during the development of the yet-announced Tesla Roadster
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On July 11, Tesla signs production contract for Lotus to manufacture complete cars for what would later become the Tesla Roadster.
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Elon Musk and Technology Partners raise $40 million in a Series C round for Tesla
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Ze'ev Drori becomes CEO and President.
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Tesla starts producing the Roadster.
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Tesla announces the Model S on June 30, with a starting price of $50,000
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Tesla hires Franz von Holzhausen as its chief designer. He is involved in the design of the Tesla Model S.
