Yuri Milner
Israeli entrepreneur and physicist (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner[4] (Russian: Юрий Борисович (Бенционович) Мильнер; born 11 November 1961)[5] is a Soviet-born[1] Israeli entrepreneur,[1] investor, physicist and scientist.[6] He is a co-founder and former chairperson of internet company Mail.Ru Group (now VK),[7] and a founder of investment firm DST Global.[8] Through DST Global, Milner is an investor in Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, Spotify, Byju's, Flipkart, Wish, JD, Alibaba, Nu Bank, and many other enterprises.
Yuri Milner | |
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Born | (1961-11-11) 11 November 1961 (age 62) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | |
Education | Moscow State University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
Occupation(s) | Businessman: venture capitalist, founder of Digital Sky Technologies and DST Global |
Spouse |
Julia Bochkova (m. 2004) |
Children | 3 daughters |
Website | Official website |
In 2012, Milner's personal investments included a stake in 23andMe,[9] Habito, and Planet Labs. In 2017, he also had a minority stake in a real estate investments startup, Cadre.[10][11]