Yuri Milner

Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner (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 (now VK), and a founder of investment firm DST Global. Through DST Global, Milner is an investor in Byju's, Facebook, Wish, and many other enterprises.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Bentsionovich and the family name is Milner.

Yuri Milner
Milner in 2017
Born (1961-11-11) 11 November 1961
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Citizenship
  • Soviet (1961–1991)
  • Russian (1991–2022)
  • Israeli (1999–present)
Alma materWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
Moscow State University
Occupation(s)Businessman: venture capitalist, founder of Digital Sky Technologies and DST Global
Spouse
Julia Bochkova
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(m. 2004)​
Children3 daughters
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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