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From PayPal musk got $185 million. $100 million went to SpaceX which paid for the 4 falcon 1 launches.

Musk was nearly bankrupt due to SpaceX and Tesla but now they've made him a billionaire.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk



Founders Fund also put $20m in, in 2008, before the Falcon 1 reached orbit for the first time.




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