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TOP 10 | UNICORN CEOs

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Elon Musk

Company: SpaceX Revenue: US $ 30bn Founded: 2002
Beginning operations in 2002, Elon established SpaceX with the intention to reduce the cost of space access with a new generation of efficient and reliable launch vehicles. As the company’ s founder and Chief Technology Officer, he helped develop reusable space rockets and created the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit. Elon has also been instrumental in building the Starlink constellation and is currently in the process of developing spacecraft for SpaceX’ s Mars missions. businesschief. com
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