Investor profile
Luke Nosek
Managing Partner and Co‑founder, Gigafund
Luke Nosek is a Polish‑born American entrepreneur and investor. He co‑founded PayPal and later co‑founded Founders Fund and Gigafund. He led the first venture investment in SpaceX in 2008 and has served on SpaceX’s board since then. He is a managing partner and co‑founder at Gigafund and sits on the boards of ResearchGate, Last Energy, and Luminous Computing. He lives in the Austin, Texas area.
Based in Austin, Texas, United States.
Earlier roles include Co‑founder & Partner at Founders Fund and Co‑founder; VP, Marketing & Strategy at PayPal. Personal investments include DeepMind and Geni.
Career
Career history and operating roles assembled from public biographies and company records.
- Jul 2017 - PresentManaging Partner and Co‑founderCurrentFounderGGigafundJul 2017 - PresentManaging Partner and Co‑founderCurrentFounderGGigafund
- Jul 2005 - Jul 2017Co‑founder & PartnerFounderFFounders FundJul 2005 - Jul 2017Co‑founder & PartnerFounderFFounders Fund
- Dates not publicCo‑founder; VP, Marketing & StrategyFounderPPayPalDates not publicCo‑founder; VP, Marketing & StrategyFounderPPayPal
Portfolio Companies
Publicly attributed investments compiled from reporting and company disclosures.
- DDeepMindUndisclosed roundDate not publicAmount not publicundisclosed
- GGeniUndisclosed roundDate not publicAmount not publicundisclosed
Sources
Underlying source material used to support the profile and portfolio entries.
Gigafund official/documented bio of Luke Nosek
gigafund.com
“CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER Prior to cofounding Gigafund, Luke cofounded PayPal and served as the company’s VP of Marketing and Strategy. After selling PayPal to eBay, Luke launched Founders Fund with Peter Thiel and Ken Howery. At Founders Fund, Luke led the first venture investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in 2008 and has served on the SpaceX board since then. Luke also sits on the boards of Last Energy, ResearchGate, and Luminous Computing.”
Luke Nosek - Grokipedia
grokipedia.com
“Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist renowned for co-founding the online payment company PayPal in 1998, where he served as vice president of marketing and strategy, and for his pivotal role in early-stage investments through Founders Fund and Gigafund.”
Observer.com profile excerpt (PayPal cofounders and Gigafund timeline)
observer.com
“In 2005, Luke Nosek joined Peter Thiel and Ken Howery to launch Founders Fund, a San Francisco–based venture capital firm that has backed companies such as Airbnb, Lyft and SpaceX.”