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Born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa

Attended Pretoria Boys High School and graduated with honors

Studied physics and economics at the University of Pretoria before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania

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Co-founded Zip2, a web software company, in 1995

Sold Zip2 to Compaq for $307 million in 1999

Co-founded X.com, an online payment company, in 1999 (later renamed PayPal)

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Invested in Tesla Motors in 2004 and became chairman of the board

Helped design the Tesla Roadster, the company's first electric car, which was released in 2008

Launched the Tesla Model S in 2012, which received numerous awards and became a bestseller

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Founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of making space travel more affordable and sustainable

Launched the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, becoming the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft into orbit

Developed the Falcon Heavy rocket, which successfully launched in 2018

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Co-founded SolarCity, a solar energy company, in 2006

Created the Boring Company, which aims to build tunnels for transportation and infrastructure

Proposed the Hyperloop, a high-speed transportation system using pneumatic tubes