Łukasz Nosek(/ˈnoʊsɪk/;[2]born June 1, 1975) is aPolish-Americanentrepreneur, notable for being a co-founder ofPayPal.
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| Born | Łukasz Nosek June 1, 1975[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist, Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder andVPof marketing atPayPal |
| Website | Forbesprofile |
Biography
editŁukasz Nosek was born inTarnów,Poland. After emigrating to the US, he earned aB.S.in Computer Engineering from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[3]
In the summer of 1995, while still in college, he co-founded SponsorNet New Media, Inc., along with fellow Illinois studentsMax LevchinandScott Banister.Nosek then worked forNetscape.In 1998, with Max Levchin,Peter ThielandKen Howery,Nosek co-foundedPayPal,serving as vice president of marketing and strategy, creating the company's "instant transfer" product.[4][5]
In his first conversation with Thiel, he told Thiel he had just registered to becryonically suspended,in other words, that he would be subject tolow-temperature preservationin case of his legal death in hopes that he might be successfully revived by future medical technology.[6]Thiel himself would later follow Nosek's example.[7]
After PayPal went public and was sold toeBayfor $1.5 billion in 2002, Nosek left the company to travel and pursueangel investing.In 2005, with Thiel and Ken Howery, he startedFounders Fund,a San Francisco-basedventure capitalfirm with over $1 billion under management.[1]
In July 2017, Nosek left Founders Fund to launchGigafund,an investment fund focused on space exploration.[8]
Nosek was the first institutional investor in Elon Musk'sSpaceX,and sits on the company's board. He also sits on the board ofResearchGate.[9]
References
edit- ^abFeldman, Amy (March 1, 2007)."Putting Founders First: How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs".Inc.Archived fromthe originalon March 28, 2007.
- ^"Luke Nosek | Consciousness Hacking | 6/14/2014"
- ^"Alumni Awards".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-26.Retrieved2014-08-24.
- ^Plotkin, Hal (September 8, 1999)."Beam Me up Some Cash".CNBC.Archived fromthe originalon November 28, 1999.RetrievedApril 17,2022.
- ^Forrest, Conner (June 30, 2014)."How the 'PayPal Mafia' redefined success in Silicon Valley".TechRepublic.RetrievedNovember 11,2014.
- ^Thiel, Peter (September 16, 2014).Zero to One:Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.Crown Business. p. 1 (chapter 14).ISBN978-0-8041-3929-8.
- ^Brown, Mick (September 19, 2014)."Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death".The Telegraph.RetrievedOctober 16,2014.
- ^Roof, Katie (July 28, 2017)."PayPal co-founder Luke Nosek leaving Founders Fund, reportedly for SpaceX-focused fund".TechCrunch.RetrievedFebruary 16,2018.
- ^"Press Coverage".researchgate.net.February 22, 2012.RetrievedApril 19,2017.
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