Stephen Oskoui
InvestorManaging 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
- GigafundManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
- Emerald Cloud LabInvestor / Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Angel StudiosInvestor / Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Cover Technologies Inc.Investor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Othram IncInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- VeryableInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Lambda SchoolInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- Sana BenefitsInvestor / Board Membercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas Area
- The Boring CompanyInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Sunroom RentalsInvestor / Board Membercurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas Area
- SpaceXInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Founders FundVenture Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hutch AppInvestor / Board Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- RealSavvyInvestor / Board Member2016 — 2019Austin, Texas Area
- Rover (formerly known as Flipora/Infoaxe; acquired by RevContent)Investor / Board Member2010 — 2017Sunnyvale, CA
- Smiley MediaFounder/CEO2001 — 2015Austin, Texas Area
- Endorse LibertyExecutive Director2011 — 2014Austin, TX
- chipshot.comintern1999
Education
- Stanford UniversityComputer Science; Science, Technology, and Society1997 — 2000
Skills & more
+9 more
Mobile AdvertisingAnalyticsOnline MarketingLead GenerationCustomer AcquisitionStart-upsGeneral AwesomenessAwesomenessPay Per Click (PPC)From Stephen's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cover Technologies Inc.1
Also worked at Sana Benefits4
Also worked at The Boring Company6
Also worked at Founders Fund32
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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
Network1
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