Zip2

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Web software company co-founded by Musk in 1995 with his brother Kimbal and Greg Kouri. Developed Internet city guide for newspaper publishing industry. Acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999.

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Entities connected to Zip2 through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.

Person Former Elon Musk PR consultant

Connected via: Elon Musk

Document Emails exposing Epstein-Musk correspondence

Connected via: Elon Musk

Person Bill Ackman

Connected via: Elon Musk

Financial Entity Tesla pay package

Connected via: Elon Musk

Organization PayPal

Connected via: Elon Musk

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Organization Compaq - Compaq acquired Zip2 for $307 million in cash in February 1999. Multiple Sources

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Person Elon Musk - Musk co-founded Zip2 in 1995 with his brother Kimbal and Greg Kouri. Multiple Sources

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📖 Wikipedia

“In 1995, Musk, his brother Kimbal, and Greg Kouri founded the web software company Zip2 with funding from a group of angel investors.”

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