Quick Facts — Anushka Shetty
Full Name
Sweety Shetty (known professionally as Anushka Shetty)
Profession
Actor (Telugu & Tamil cinema)
Born
7 Nov 1981
Birthplace
Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality
Indian
Years Active
2005 — present
Debut
Super (2005, Telugu)
Notable Works
Arundhati, Baahubali series, Rudhramadevi
Height
≈ 1.75 m
Languages
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, English
Education
- Pretoria Boys High School, South Africa
- Queen’s University, Canada (2 years)
- University of Pennsylvania — BS Physics, BS Economics
- Stanford University — PhD Physics (dropped out after 2 days)
Career Timeline
1995
Co-founded Zip2
Web software company providing business directories and maps
Sold to Compaq for $307 million in 1999
1999
Founded X.com
Online financial services and payments company
Merged with Confinity to become PayPal
2002
Founded SpaceX
Space exploration and satellite internet company
Revolutionized space industry with reusable rockets
2004
Joined Tesla Motors
Electric vehicle and clean energy company
Became CEO in 2008, leading EV revolution
2016
Founded Neuralink
Brain-computer interface technology
Developing implantable brain chips
2016
Founded The Boring Company
Tunnel construction and infrastructure
Creating underground transportation networks
Major Achievements
🏅
Time Person of the Year
2021Recognized for influence on life on Earth and beyond
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World’s Richest Person
2021-2022Peak net worth of $340 billion
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First Private Company to Send Humans to ISS
2020SpaceX Crew Dragon mission success
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Tesla Model S – Car of the Year
2013Motor Trend Car of the Year award
Companies & Investments
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Tesla
CEO & Product Architect
$175B
13% stake
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SpaceX
CEO & CTO
$180B
42% stake
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Neuralink
Co-founder
$5B
Majority stake
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The Boring Company
Founder
$5.7B
Majority stake
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xAI
Founder
$24B
Majority stake
