# clm_FCE104EEF44A

subject: Tesla (/record/tesla.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Marc Tarpenning  
valid_from: undated  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-10-27  
confidence: 0.80  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-01  
checked: 2026-11-01 · its source page states the value and the date  

> I’m Marc Tarpenning, an engineer, serial co-founder (of NuvoMedia and Tesla, Inc ), and Venture Partner at Spero Ventures.

What https://marctarpenning.com/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.wired.com/2009/06/tesla-founder/ (secondary)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478214 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://marctarpenning.com/ (secondary, marctarpenning.com)

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