Luke Nosek

Luke Nosek

Luke Nosek (#1133)

Global Rank #1133
Country Rank #427
Country United States

Luke Nosek is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 4 B
  • Venture capital
  • United States
  • M
  • 51 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,133
Country Rank #427
Net Worth $3.8B
Previous Worth $3.7B
Worth Change +$0.1B
Country United States
Industry Venture capital
Age 51 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 22, 2026
Residence Austin, Texas
Citizenship United States
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 51
Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made
Notable Deal SpaceX
Residence Austin, Texas
Citizenship United States
Education Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Illinois at Urbana; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Net Worth Change +$0.1B +2.7% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $3.7B
Current Net Worth $3.8B

Worth as of May 22, 2026

About Me

Poland-born Luke Nosek studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he met Max Levchin and Scott Banister and cofounded an early online advertising company. Nosek would team up again with Levchin, Peter Theil, and several other entrepreneurs to create online payments company PayPal in 1998. He would join Theil and Ken Howery to create Founders Fund in 2005. There he would back former PayPal colleagues like Elon Musk with one of the earliest checks into SpaceX, and David Sacks' Geni, which later spun out Yammer (acquired by Microsoft in June 2012 for $1.2 billion). Nosek left Founders Fund in 2017 to create his own venture fund, Gigafund, to back the "world's most transformative companies." The fund has since invested over $1 billion into SpaceX and several other Musk-founded companies like Neuralink and the Boring Company.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Luke Nosek.

#18
The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2026)

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Luke Nosek's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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