History of Shivon Zilis in Timeline

Shivon Zilis is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist known for her work in the artificial intelligence field. She holds key positions at companies founded and led by Elon Musk, including Neuralink and xAI. She's recognized as a rising star in the tech world, focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence. Zilis also has a connection to Musk through her children; court documents revealed she had twins with him in 2021.

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February 8, 1986: Shivon Zilis Born

On February 8, 1986, Shivon Alice Zilis was born in Canada.

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2012: Joined Bloomberg Beta

In 2012, Shivon Zilis became one of the founding investors and a partner at Bloomberg Beta, a venture capital fund funded by Bloomberg L.P.

2015: Forbes 30 Under 30

In 2015, Shivon Zilis was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of venture capitalists.

2016: Wrote Shield AI term sheet

In 2016, while at Bloomberg Beta, Shivon Zilis wrote the term sheet for a seed round of funding for Shield AI.

2017: Joined Tesla

In 2017, Shivon Zilis began working as a project director for Tesla, Inc.'s Autopilot product and chip design team.

2018: Left Bloomberg Beta

In 2018, Shivon Zilis concluded her tenure as one of the founding investors and a partner at Bloomberg Beta.

2019: Left Tesla

In 2019, Shivon Zilis ended her role as a project director for Tesla, Inc.'s Autopilot product and chip design team.

November 2021: Birth of Twins

In November 2021, Shivon Zilis and Elon Musk had twin children, conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF).

December 2021: Elon Musk had a second child with Grimes

In December 2021, Elon Musk had a second child with Grimes via surrogate, without Grimes being aware of Musk's children with Shivon Zilis, according to Walter Isaacson's biography.

July 2022: Revelation of Twin Children

In July 2022, court documents revealed that Shivon Zilis and Elon Musk had twin children, a son and a daughter, in November 2021.

September 2023: Joined Shield AI Board

In September 2023, Shivon Zilis joined the board of directors of the defense technology company Shield AI.

2023: Scrutiny of Zilis's tenure on the OpenAI board

In 2023, Shivon Zilis's time on the OpenAI board became the subject of scrutiny in a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI. Text messages revealed that Zilis acted as an agent for Musk and kept him informed about internal OpenAI matters, while she was romantically involved with him.

June 2024: Report of Third Child

In June 2024, reports surfaced that Shivon Zilis had a third child with Elon Musk.

February 28, 2025: Birth of Fourth Child

On February 28, 2025, Shivon Zilis announced the birth of her fourth child, a son conceived via IVF with Elon Musk, named after Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.