James McClain Were it not for Alan Salzman, Tesla might not be the car company it is today. Though the 66-year-old investor isn’t a household name in the vein of Elon Musk, his VantagePoint Capital Partners became the top venture capital firm investing in the electric car company a decade ago, Musk’s baby it was still in its infancy, a move that eventually reaped Salzman a $2.3 billion reward.
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