# Luke Nosek

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Łukasz Nosek (; born 1975) is a Polish-American billionaire entrepreneur, notable for being a co-founder of PayPal, which he co-founded with Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Yu Pan and Ken Howery as Confinity in 1998. He is also a co-founder of Founders Fund.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1975 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tarnów ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P27))
- **Occupation:** engineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P106))
- **Education:** University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P69))
- **LinkedIn:** lukenosek ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205#P6634))

## About

As of June 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be $2.7 billion, overwhelmingly attributable to his initial investment in SpaceX in 2008.

## Questions

**When was Luke Nosek born?**  
Luke Nosek was born on 1975 in Tarnów.

**Where did Luke Nosek study?**  
Luke Nosek was educated at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Luke Nosek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Nosek) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6702205](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6702205) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Graphing Social Patterns 07 - IMG 9586 (1527725262).jpg by Brian Solis (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graphing_Social_Patterns_07_-_IMG_9586_(1527725262).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Luke Nosek". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/luke-nosek. Retrieved 4 November 2026.