Original sentence: As of January 2008, Tesla Motors had quietly fired several key personnel that had been involved from the inception after a performance review by the new CEO.In August, 2007 Martin Eberhard was replaced by an interim CEO, Michael Marks.In December 2007, Ze'ev Drori became the permanent CEO and President of Tesla Motors.Musk became Tesla's Chairman of the Board and in February 2005, led Tesla Motors' second, USD$13 million Series B investment round which added Valor Equity Partners to the funding team.Musk co-led the third, USD$40 million Series C round in May 2006 along with VantagePoint Venture Partners.Tesla's third round included investment from prominent entrepreneurs including Google co-founders Sergey Brin & Larry Page, former eBay President Jeff Skoll, Hyatt heir Nick Pritzker and added the VC firms Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson, Capricorn Management and The Bay Area Equity Fund Managed by JP Morgan.The fourth, Series D round in May 2007 added another USD$45 million and brought the total investments to over $105 million USD through private financing.The initial, Series A investment round of USD$7.5 million was led by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk in April 2004 and included Compass Technology Partners
Edited sentence: As of 2008, Elon Musk has successfully ousted Tesla's original founder Martin Eberhard from the company and fired several key personnel that were there since its inception.As of May 2007, the company has raised over $105 million USD through private financing.He also led Tesla Motors' first two rounds of financing and co-led the third round along with VantagePoint Venture Partners.Initial investment came from PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, who became Tesla's Chairman of the Board.New direction is now under Ze'ev Drori, the current CEO of Tesla Motors.Tesla's third round included investment from prominent entrepreneurs, such as Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and former eBay President Jeff Skoll