

Most of the Tesla mafia companies focus on physical products ( Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Lyten, Verkor) or the intersection of hardware and software ( Lunar Energy, SPAN, WeaveGrid). Finance and business leaders ( Form Energy, Proterra Inc) and supply chain experts ( Mitra Chem, Monarch Tractor) can build great products by leveraging their business acumen and supply chain insights. Not everybody in the Tesla mafia is an engineer.

For most US-based companies, Silicon Valley is no longer the only option ( Redwood Materials). This gang is geographically diverse, with roots in North America, Europe ( Northvolt, Wallbox Chargers), and China ( XCHARGE, Fourier Energy). Here are some interesting characteristics of the Tesla "mafia": Their companies offer a wide range of products and services, from cell manufacturing and recycling to numerous battery applications in vehicles, buildings, and grids, attracting tens of billions of capital to date. The Tesla "mafia" is shaking up the battery industry.Ī group of former Tesla employees has become founders and top executives of the hottest cleantech companies.
