DST Global

DST Global
Company typePrivate
IndustryInvestment management
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
FoundersYuri Milner
Saurabh Gupta
John Lindfors
Rahul Mehta
Tom Stafford
Headquarters
ProductsVenture capital
Private equity
AUMUS$50 billion
Websitewww.dst-global.com

DST Global is a venture capital and private equity firm that primarily invests in late-stage internet companies. DST Global has been described as one of the largest and most influential venture firms in the world, with an estimated $50 billion in assets under management.[1] DST Global's founder is Yuri Milner and its co-founders are Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta and Tom Stafford.[2] The company was founded in 2009 as a spinoff from Russian company Digital Sky Technologies, which became Mail.ru Group (later the VK company). In the early 2010s, DST Global international investments were focused on emerging markets such as China.[3][4]

  1. ^ "DST Global: The Quiet Conqueror | The Generalist". www.readthegeneralist.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "DST Global". dst-global.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ Rusli, Evelyn M. (28 September 2011). "DST Global, Hoping to Grow Across Asia, Puts Down Roots". DealBook.
  4. ^ "Yuri Milner's DST Global plans to invest more in U.S. start-ups". Reuters. 29 December 2014.