Ex-Tesla CFO Leads Employee-Rewards Startup’s Funding Round in First Major Venture Since Exit
- Elizabeth Brown
- Mar 26
- 1 min read
Former Tesla finance chief Zach Kirkhorn led a recent funding round in Jolly, a startup that aims to help companies improve employee productivity through rewards, and joined its board in his first major venture since leaving the automaker in 2023.
Kirkhorn served as the lead investor in Jolly’s $16.5 million Series A round in January, marking his first time leading funding for a company, and the board appointment signaled his continuing involvement with the startup that was founded in 2022 by a former Tesla intern, Dean Zimberg.