Luke Nosek
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Luke Nosek is a Polish-American entrepreneur and investor who serves on the board of SpaceX. He co-founded PayPal (originally Confinity) in 1998 alongside Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Yu Pan and Ken Howery, helping build it into one of the first major online payment platforms. He later co-founded Founders Fund, a venture capital firm that has backed companies including SpaceX, Palantir and Airbnb. Nosek has been involved in the broader network of technology entrepreneurs and investors that emerged from the early PayPal team, often referred to as the 'PayPal Mafia'. He continues to be active in venture investing and serves in governance roles at companies he has helped fund.
Updated 5 August 2026
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