Luke Nosek

Luke Nosek (#1560)

Global Rank #1560

Country Rank #542

Country United States

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

$ 3 B
Venture capital
United States
M
50 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,560

Country Rank #542

Net Worth $2.7B

Previous Worth $2.7B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Venture capital

Age 50 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 22, 2026

Residence Austin, Texas

Citizenship United States

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 50

Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made

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 +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.7B

Current Net Worth $2.7B

Worth as of May 22, 2026

About Me

Luke Nosek is a cofounder of PayPal and venture capital firms Founders Fund and Gigafund. A SpaceX director since 2008, he owns an estimated 0.22% stake in the rocketmaker, which was valued at $1.25 trillion when it merged with another of Elon Musk's companies, xAI Holdings, in February 2026. A computer engineering major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nosek launched PayPal with fellow billionaire Peter Thiel and others in 1998. He served as PayPal's vice president of business development, marketing and strategy until 2002, when the company was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion. Two years prior to that, PayPal had merged with an online bank cofounded by Musk called X.com. Nosek launched Founders Fund with Thiel in 2006 and served as a general partner until 2017, when he left to start Gigafund. He still serves as managing partner of the latter VC firm.

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