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Valleywag reports that buried in the Initial Public Offering documentation Tesla filed with the SEC about its stockholders was “a possible Google front” – a company called Amphitheatre LLC.
Amphitheatre LLC also invested in several other Google related ventures, including 23AndMe, the genetic testing firm co-founded by Sergei Brin’s wife.
It wouldn’t be terribly surprising if the Googlers poured some cash into Tesla, since both Brin and Larry Page drive the sexy electric Tesla cars. Page is also rumored to be friendly with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Besides that, they’ve invested in many of the talked-about green energy and cleantech companies and they’re rumored to be investing in many more ventures.
Interest in Tesla’s IPO just went up…
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