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 (later 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.
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]