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