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Luke Nosek

InvestorFounder

Co-Founder & Partner at Gigafund · Board director at SpaceX · Co-founder & VP Marketing Strategy at PayPal

Austin, TX

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $25K

FoundedPayPal

Midas 2013 · #92Midas 2026 · #18

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Javier SolterounlockedLuke: together at Netscape (1997–1998)
×3Luke: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Luke: together at Founders Fund
×4Luke: together at PayPal

About

Luke Nosek co-founded PayPal in 1998 with Peter Thiel and Max Levchin and created its viral referral programme, one of the earliest documented growth loops. He was a partner at Founders Fund, where he led the firm's landmark 2008 investment in SpaceX, and co-founded Gigafund, which concentrates capital in a small number of companies including SpaceX.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace Tech

Board director at SpaceX

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SpaceX's investors · 120

1/1 CapitalMiami Beach137 VenturesSan Francisco4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checks75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAccess Technology VenturesACME CapitalSan FranciscoAdapt VenturesNew York · $250K – $350K checksAdit Ventures Management, LlcNew YorkAdvaita CapitalBostonAlpha Wave GlobalMiamialphabet angelsAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksArctic DigitalAser VenturesLondonB CapitalGenevaBaillie GiffordEdinburghBaron CapitalNew YorkBeyond CapitalSan DiegoBeyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBlack Mountain Investment GroupNew York CityBollinger Investment GroupBoom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checksBuckhill CapitalSan FranciscoCapital FactoryAustinChampion Hill Ventures$500K – $1M checksChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)ChicagoCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCold Start VenturesNew YorkCollective LiquidityPlantationCosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCrimson Investment FundDelawareDas & Co.New YorkDBL PartnersPalo AltoDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San MateoDuke Capital PartnersDurhamE2MC VenturesOrlando · $250K – $2M checksFactorial FundsSan FranciscoFidelity InvestmentsBostonFifth Down CapitalDoverFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksFoundersXSilicon ValleyFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyFourth RealmMenlo ParkFriedomMiami BeachFriends Family CapitalSilicon ValleyFrontera Technology VenturesTexasFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksFuture VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021G SquaredChicagoGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGestio CapitalLondonGigafundAustin · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichGreen Meadow VenturesWest Hollywood · $500K – $3M checksHaymaker VenturesClaremont · $1M – $10M checksHelios CapitalMiami · $25K – $1M checksHOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksHuman CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checksHyperguapIndustrious VenturesDenverIntegra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksJ17 CapitalJuniperoMiamiK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksKnockout CapitalSan FranciscoKohli VenturesGrand CaymanKube VCKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checksLauder PartnersLos AltosLaunchBay CapitalLondonLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksLoup VenturesMinneapolisMachina VenturesSan FranciscoManhattan WestLos AngelesMarin Digital VenturesMassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksMaven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checksMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksNight Owl VenturesNucleus Adventure CapitalNew YorkOwl CapitalPage One VenturesSilicon ValleyPartners ResoluteChicagoPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasPublic Investment FundRiyadh · since 2026Reinvent CapitalNew YorkRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)New YorkRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checksRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksRothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSpaceFundHoustonSprint VcBangalore · $300 checksStaged VenturesStarbridge Venture Capital LlcWashingtonStrategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checksSummit Peak InvestmentsFort WorthTexas VenturesHoustonThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksTrousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checksUpVentures CapitalUpstate New YorkValor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2022Vanedge CapitalVancouver · $1M – $15M checksVeligera CapitalNew YorkVTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksWAGMI VenturesWealthUnion$10K checksWorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich

Co-founders at SpaceX

EMElon Musk
Elon MuskFounder, CEO & Chief Engineer

Co-founder & VP Marketing Strategy at PayPal

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PayPal's investors · 3

Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksUpfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at PayPal

MLMax Levchin
Max LevchinCo-founder & CTO
PTPeter Thiel
Peter ThielCo-founder & CEO
KHKen Howery
Ken HoweryCo-founder & CFO
EMElon Musk
Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000

Experience

  1. Gigafundcurrent2017 — presentAustin, TX
  2. The Founders FundManaging Partnercurrent2006 — present
  3. PayPalCo-founder, VP, Bus Dev, Marketing, Strategy1998 — 2002
  4. NetscapeEvangelism1997 — 1998

Deals · 1

Space XBoard seat

via Gigafund · filed Aug 2022 · $250M raise

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Luke Nosek

7.edycja/Studio 590:Luke Nosek - Współzałożyciel Gigafund i PayPal, inwestor w SpaceX Elona Muska

Kongres 590

AI Safety Investing | Luke Nosek, Gigafund

Foresight Institute

Colleagues at Gigafund

Lemuel Anaejionu
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Gigafund
Stephen Oskoul
General Partner at Gigafund
Steve Oskoui
A Stanford student and self-described entrepreneur (personal site last updated in 2000)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Luke Nosek?
Luke Nosek co-founded PayPal in 1998 with Peter Thiel and Max Levchin and created its viral referral programme, one of the earliest documented growth loops. He was a partner at Founders Fund, where he led the firm's landmark 2008 investment in SpaceX, and co-founded Gigafund, which concentrates capital in a small number of companies including SpaceX.
Where does Luke Nosek work?
Luke Nosek is Co-founder & VP Marketing Strategy of PayPal and Co-Founder & Partner at Gigafund and Board director at SpaceX.
What does Luke Nosek invest in?
Luke Nosek invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Space Tech.
What check size does Luke Nosek write?
Luke Nosek typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What companies did Luke Nosek found?
Luke Nosek founded PayPal.
What boards does Luke Nosek sit on?
Luke Nosek holds tracked board seats at SpaceX.
Where did Luke Nosek go to school?
Luke Nosek studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Computer Engineering).
What podcasts and interviews feature Luke Nosek?
Tracked appearances include "7.edycja/Studio 590:Luke Nosek - Współzałożyciel Gigafund i PayPal, inwestor w SpaceX Elona Muska", "AI Safety Investing | Luke Nosek, Gigafund".

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