Who Is Shivon Zilis? Everything We Know About The Woman Who’s Welcomed 4 Kids With Elon Musk

In case you haven’t checked out the internet, or social media, today, then chances are you didn’t see that Elon Musk has welcomed his 14th child. Yes, he’s welcomed his 14th child, and broke the news weeks after Ashley St. Clair dropped the bombshell that they welcomed a child in secret. To catch you up: Musk and Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist, Shivon Zilis, welcomed their fourth child together.

In February 2025, they announced that they had welcomed their fourth child together, a son named Seldon Lycurgus. “Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus,” Zillis said on X, the app formerly known as Twitter. “Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much ❤️ .”

So, many people were wondering: “Who is Shivon Zilis?” She’s welcomed four children with Musk, and yet we know nothing about her. So we did a bit of a deep dive. Below, here’s everything we know about Zilis including where she was born, her relationship with Elon Musk, their kids, and more.

How Old Is Shivon Zilis?

Zilis was born on February 8, 1986, making her 39 years old. For our zodiac-loving pals, this means she’s an Aquarius, who are often linked to the characteristics of being intuitive, persistent, and responsible.

Where Was Shivon Zilis Born?

Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada, to an Indian-immigrant mother and a Caucasian father. In a previous interview with USA Today, she briefly touched on this, saying she “pretty much turned out white — I just got the big eyes from the Punjabi side.”

Where Did Shivon Zilis Go to College?

Zilis graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Philosophy, back in 2008. During her time there, she was quite gifted at ice hockey and played as a goaltender, per Yale Bull Dogs.

What Does Shivon Zilis Do for a Living?

Zilis has an impressive resume, to put it lightly. After graduating college, she immediately got to work by working in financial technologies in developing countries at IBM, from 2008 to 2011. After that, she was one of the founding investors and a partner of Bloomberg Beta, which she was a part of from 2012 to 2018.

Per her LinkedIn, from 2012 to 2018, she held positions such as Chief Adventurer to Bloomberg Ventures, a Board Member of the Global Community Charter School, and a Charter Member of C100.

In 2017, served as a project director for Tesla, Inc.’s Autopilot product and chip design team, until she left in the summer of 2019.

She was then a board member and advisor for OpenAI. As of 2025, she is a Fellow for the Creative Destruction Lab, which is a part of the University of Toronto that is a “global startup program for seed-stage, science-based companies,” per their website. Along with that, she’s served as the director of operations and special projects at Neuralink.

Are Shivon Zilis & Elon Musk Dating?

So, we do know that Zilis met Elon Musk through her non-profit work at OpenAI, and we know they’ve welcomed four children. But what about their relationship status? We have literally no idea what it is.

How Many Kids Does Shivon Zilis Have With Elon Musk?

As we’ve stated, they share four children together, who they welcomed via IVF and surrogacy. Back in 2021, Musk and Zilis welcomed twins via surrogate, named Azure and Strider. They welcomed a daughter named Arcadia in Feb 2024. On Feb 2025, they announced that they welcomed their fourth child together, a son named Seldon Lycurgus.

Does Shivon Zilis Get Along With Any of Elon Musk’s Exes?

So, Zilis is quite private compared to Musk’s other exes. But here’s what we know: we do know she and Ashley St. Clair follow each other on X (also known as the mother of Musk’s alleged 13th child!) She doesn’t follow Musk’s two-time ex-wife Talulah Riley on anything we could find, nor his first wife Justine Musk.

As for Grimes, she and Zilis do follow her on X. Grimes doesn’t follow her on Instagram (and we have no idea if Zilis does since her account is private).

While Zilis has never publicly spoken about Musk or his past romances, Grimes did speak about her.

In a series of since-deleted posts, which was a back and forth about custody, Grimes did speak about their blooming friendship. “I spoke with Shivon at length finally, which was long overdue,” she wrote in a post on X. “This wasn’t her fault, plz [sic] don’t be angry at her! We respect each other a lot and we’re excited to become friends and have the kids grow up together.”

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