Mr Yuri Borisovitch Milner
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KANDO id: 33061
Bio
Founded Digital Sky Technologies Ltd (now Mail.ru Group) in 2005 to focus on Internet investments in the Russian language world. In mid-2009, launched DST Global as the primary vehicle for international Internet investments. Graduated from Moscow State University in 1985 with an advanced degree in theoretical physics and subsequently conducted research at the Institute of Physics in the Russian Academy of Sciences between 1985 and 1989. Attended the Wharton Business School MBA program between 1990 and 1992.
Career
Digital Sky Technologies Ltd - founderVenture capital and private equity firm that primarily invests in late-stage internet companies. |
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DST GlobalThe investment vehicle of Silicon Valley-based Russian Internet financier Yuri Milner. |
Education
Moscow State Universityin Theoretical Physics to
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Wharton School of BusinessMBA in Business Administration to
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Selected investments
Displaying 1 - 25 of 33Company | Profile | Country | Date | Funding | ||
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Airtime Media Inc (Supyo) | Series A Initial investment | |||||
ZeroCater | Venture | |||||
Mailgun Inc | Venture | |||||
GenapSys Inc | Developer of genomic testing systems. | Series B Initial investment | ||||
OnSwipe (Lulo Ventures Inc) | Venture | |||||
Parse Inc | A complete backend platform for your iOS and Android applications. | Seed | ||||
Work4 Labs Inc | Work4 Labs Incorporated | Series A | ||||
Tagstand (Egomotion Corp) | Near Field Communication (NFC) platform | Venture | ||||
GoInstant Inc | N/A | |||||
LendUp Global Inc | Direct lender focused on non-prime borrowers. | Series B | ||||
Aisle50 Inc | Venture | |||||
drchrono Inc | Seed | |||||
drchrono Inc | Venture | |||||
Path Inc | Social networking site | Series B | ||||
Carbon3D Inc | 3D printing company. | Series C | ||||
Mail.ru | Developer of a unified, integrated platform for communication and entertainment Internet services. | N/A | ||||
23andMe Inc | DNA testing and genome sequencing firm. | Series D Initial investment | ||||
WeLab Ltd | Instant mobile lending for individuals. | Series A | ||||
Wheely Ltd | Luxury ride-hailing app allowing passengers to book a chauffeur-driven car both on-demand and in advance. | Grant | ||||
Prism Skylabs Inc | Software that analyzes what’s being recorded by retailers’ video cameras to give them actionable feedback about their customers. | Seed Initial investment | ||||
Second Home Ltd | Provider of workspace and cultural venues. | Venture | ||||
Game Closure Inc | Maker of HTML5-based cross-platform game technology. | Seed | ||||
Science Exchange Inc | Online marketplace for scientific collaboration where researchers can order experiments from the world's best laboratories. | Seed Initial investment | ||||
ClassDojo | Communication app that connects teachers, students, and parents. | Seed Initial investment | ||||
Brex Inc | Corporate credit card company focused on startups. | Series B |