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Kimbal Musk

Entrepreneur and restaurateur; co-founder of Zip2 with his brother Elon Musk; Tesla director since 2004.

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  1. board member of Tesla Apr 2004 –

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  • Zip2 Nov 1995 co-founder Primary record 12

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  • Tesla Apr 2004 – Primary record 27
  • SpaceX Primary record 178

    Tesla's filings list him as a SpaceX director in January 2010 and April 2019, and the Sunday Times said so in December 2024. No start date is given.

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  1. Nov 1995 Kimbal Musk founded Zip2
  2. Apr 2004 – Kimbal Musk board member of Tesla
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  1. Tesla Motors, Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), Tesla, 29 Jan 2010. Primary record
    In November 1995, Mr. Musk co-founded Zip2 Corporation, a provider of enterprise software and services, which was acquired by Compaq in March 1999.
    Elon Musk, our Chief Executive Officer, Product Architect and Chairman, and Kimbal Musk, one of our directors, are brothers.
    Steve Jurvetson and Kimbal Musk, two members of our board of directors, are also members of the board of directors of SpaceX.
  2. Tesla, Inc. 2025 proxy statement (Schedule 14A), Tesla, 17 Sep 2025. Primary record
    Previously, Mr. Kimbal Musk was a co-founder of Zip2 Corporation, a provider of Internet enterprise software and services, which was acquired by Compaq in March 1999.
    Except for Messrs. Elon Musk (“Mr. Musk”), our Chief Executive Officer and a director, and Kimbal Musk (“Mr. Kimbal Musk”), a director, who are brothers, there are no other family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
    Mr. Kimbal Musk is a director of Tesla and is Mr. Musk’s brother.
  3. How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk, Forbes, 2 Jul 2015. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    Errol’s other son, Kimbal, is a millionaire.
  4. Elon Musk comes from a family of entrepreneurs - here's who they are, CNBC, 12 Aug 2018. Scholarship & press
    She once worked five jobs to support her children, Elon, Kimbal and Tosca, after divorcing their father, Errol Musk, a wealthy engineer.
  5. Elon Musk Fast Facts, CNN, 3 Aug 2016. Scholarship & press
    Musk, left, is seen with his brother, Kimbal, in this childhood photo posted by their mother, Maye.
  6. Maye Musk, the silver cover girl, CBS News, 20 May 2018. Scholarship & press
    Maye Musk and her children: Elon, Kimbal and Tosca.
  7. Tesla, Inc. 2019 proxy statement (Schedule 14A), Tesla, 30 Apr 2019. Primary record
    Kimbal Musk has been a member of the Board since April 2004.
    Kimbal Musk, a member of the Board, is also a member of the board of directors of SpaceX.
  8. Will the richest boykie in the world help his homeys?, Sunday Times, 1 Dec 2024. Scholarship & press
    Errol, who lives in Langebaan on the West Coast, said that for many years Elon and his younger brother Kimbal, who also lives in the US and sits on the boards of Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX, had not been interested in investing in South Africa.
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