Yeeun Lee
Hi ๐ I build revolutionary technologies
Building the future of transporation, energy, and space.
Timeline
Timeline
๐น 1995: Started Zip2
โซ๏ธ Co-founded Zip2, a city guide software for newspapers, with his brother Kimbal.
โซ๏ธ Sold Zip2 to Compaq for $307 million in 1999.
๐น 1999: Founded X.com
โซ๏ธ Launched X.com, an online payment company.
โซ๏ธ X.com later became PayPal, which was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock in 2002.
๐น 2002: Founded SpaceX
โซ๏ธ Founded SpaceX with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars.
โซ๏ธ SpaceX developed the Falcon and Starship rockets, and the Dragon spacecraft.
๐น 2004: Joined Tesla Motors
โซ๏ธ Invested in Tesla Motors, Inc. and joined the company as chairman of the board.
โซ๏ธ Became CEO and product architect, leading the development of electric vehicles and sustainable energy solutions.
๐น 2006: Founded SolarCity
โซ๏ธ Co-founded SolarCity, a solar energy services company.
โซ๏ธ SolarCity was acquired by Tesla in 2016 and became Tesla Energy.
๐น 2015: Founded OpenAI
โซ๏ธ Co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research company focused on developing friendly AI for the benefit of humanity.
๐น 2016: Founded Neuralink
โซ๏ธ Founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company focused on developing brain-computer interface technology.
๐น 2016: Founded The Boring Company
โซ๏ธ Launched The Boring Company to develop tunnel construction and infrastructure technology to alleviate traffic congestion.
๐น 2020: Launched Starlink
โซ๏ธ SpaceX launched Starlink, a satellite internet constellation, to provide global high-speed internet coverage.
๐น 2022: Acquired Twitter
โซ๏ธ Acquired Twitter, rebranded it to X, and aimed to transform it into a super app.
ABOUT
๐ Education
1995 Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Pennsylvania
1997 Bachelor of Science in Economics, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania