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Stephen Oskoui

Investor

Managing Partner at Gigafund

Austin, Texas

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

About

Stephen Oskoui co-founded a firm with Luke Nosek after working together and positioned himself as Elon’s investor by repeatedly backing Musk-led companies while targeting Gigascale Founders tackling multi-decade, full-stack problems.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace Tech

Experience

  1. GigafundManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
  2. Emerald Cloud LabInvestor / Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Angel StudiosInvestor / Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Cover Technologies Inc.Investor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. Othram IncInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. VeryableInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. Lambda SchoolInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  8. Sana BenefitsInvestor / Board Membercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas Area
  9. The Boring CompanyInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  10. Sunroom RentalsInvestor / Board Membercurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas Area
  11. SpaceXInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  12. Founders FundVenture Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Hutch AppInvestor / Board Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  14. RealSavvyInvestor / Board Member2016 — 2019Austin, Texas Area
  15. Rover (formerly known as Flipora/Infoaxe; acquired by RevContent)Investor / Board Member2010 — 2017Sunnyvale, CA
  16. Smiley MediaFounder/CEO2001 — 2015Austin, Texas Area
  17. Endorse LibertyExecutive Director2011 — 2014Austin, TX
  18. chipshot.comintern1999

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityComputer Science; Science, Technology, and Society1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Viral Marketing26Monetization17Affiliate Marketing32Online Lead Generation13Online Advertising25Web Analytics4PPC5SEM11Mobile Marketing4E-commerce14Conversion Optimization4Web Marketing2
+9 moreMobile AdvertisingAnalyticsOnline MarketingLead GenerationCustomer AcquisitionStart-upsGeneral AwesomenessAwesomenessPay Per Click (PPC)

From Stephen's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 4

B&Z Homes, Inc.Board seat

via Gigafund · filed Apr 2025 · $7.1M raise

BloomTech Inc.Board seat

via Gigafund · filed Feb 2024 · $23.6M raise

Angel Studios, Inc.Board seat

via Gigafund · filed Aug 2023 · $17M raise

Homee InteriorsBoard seat

via Gigafund · filed Jul 2016 · $7.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Gigafund

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Investors connected to Stephen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.