# Luke Nosek, Co-Founder & Partner at Founders > Luke Nosek, Co-Founder & Partner at Founders. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/luke-nosek (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Luke Nosek Co-Founder & Partner at [Gigafund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund) Latest rounds - **ResearchGate** Series B Feb 2012 Backs *IT Services* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2012 - **Filings:** 9 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 episodes What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 9 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Gigafund - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=luke-nosek)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=luke-nosek) ## The firm [**Gigafund** VC firm · US **1** cheques in 12 months **3** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Active:** 2012 2012 - [ResearchGate](https://millionrounds.com/company/researchgate) *Series B* *DE* Feb 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical By stage - Series B **1** What they backed IT Services **1** Alongside - [Accel Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - [Benchmark *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) - [David Sacks *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks) - [Founders Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) - [Michael Birch *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-birch) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Edify](https://millionrounds.com/startup/edify-3) - [ResearchGate](https://millionrounds.com/startup/researchgate) - [SpaceX](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex) - [Zivity](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zivity) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Gigafund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund)** Managing Member of the UGP on 4 filings · since 2024 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Gigafund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the General Partner on 15 filings · since 2018 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Gigafund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigafund)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 10 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuers on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **ResearchGate Corp** Director since 2013 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of General Partner of Issuer since 2010 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Promoter on 7 filings · since 2010 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** A Managing Member of The Founders Fund Alpha Management, LLC, which serves as the sole general partner of The Founders Fund SpaceX Fund, LP on 2 filings · since 2009 - SEC Form D · Company raising **SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP** Director on 20 filings · since 2009 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Gigafund - [**Stephen Oskoui** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/stephen-oskoui) - [**Steve Oskoui** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-oskoui) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 10 Jul 2026 · 1h 29m "Dig Through Your Couches. SpaceX Needs It." Cyan Banister on Luke Nosek's Pitch With [Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Luke Nosek](https://millionrounds.com/person/luke-nosek) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures)[Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) About this episode Cyan Banister put her entire IronPort exit into SpaceX when the rockets were still blowing up on the launchpad. She never sold. It became the best investment of her life. She is Co-Founder and General Partner at Long Journey Ventures, spent 4 years as a partner at Founders Fund, and with her… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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