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Luke Nosek
Managing Partner at The Founders Fund
San Francisco, California
Overview
Luke Nosek is currently working at Gigafund in San Francisco, California, where he invests in various stages and sectors including MarketingTech and Consumer Internet. His notable career achievements include co-founding PayPal, investing in companies like SpaceX, and serving as a Managing Partner at The Founders Fund.
Work Experience
2017 - Current
Managing Partner
2006
Predict market and technology trends, evaluate companies, make investments, help portfolio companies.
Co-founder, VP, Bus Dev, Marketing, Strategy
1998 - 2002
VP Bus Dev Introduced Max Levchin to founding CEO Peter Thiel. Found lead investors for Series A (Peter Thiel), Series B (Nokia Ventures), and Series C (Idealab Capital). VP, Marketing Created P2P payments idea which set PayPal's unique positioning. Acquired 1 million customers in 3 months, achieving market dominant internet payment service VP, Strategy Created and marketed a payment product, "Instant Transfer" that drove the company to profitability. (contributed a majority of the company's profits)
Evangelism
1997 - 1998
Education
BS
1992 - 1996