Ontdek de wereld van Yuri Milner
Joeri Milner is a Russian-born Israeli technology investor, science philanthropist, and founder of Zomertijd wereldwijd. Born in Moscow on November 11, 1961, he became one of the most successful internet investors of his generation through early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Alibaba, WhatsApp, and many others.
Milner became an Israeli citizen in 1999 and later moved with his family to the United States. In 2022, he announced that he and his family had completed the process of renouncing their Russian citizenship. Forbes now classifies him as an Israeli billionaire rather than a Russian billionaire.
Hij is getrouwd met Julia Milner, a former model and contemporary artist, and the couple have three children.
Samenvatting
- Yuri Milner is a Russian-born Israeli billionaire technology investor and science philanthropist.
- He founded DST Global, one of the most successful technology investment firms of the internet era.
- DST Global made early investments in Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Alibaba, WhatsApp, JD.com, Xiaomi, and other major technology companies.
- Milner became an Israeli citizen in 1999 and renounced his Russian citizenship in 2022.
- He has said that he has not visited Russia since 2014 and that DST Global has not invested in Russia since that year.
- Forbes currently estimates Yuri Milner’s net worth at around $6 billion to $7 billion.
- He and Julia Milner are major science philanthropists and co-founders of the Breakthrough Prize.
- Milner also founded Breakthrough Initiatives, including Breakthrough Listen and Breakthrough Starshot.
- He has been reported by some sources as linked to the explorer yacht Andromeda, formerly Ulysses, but his spokesperson has denied that he or any family-affiliated entity owns Andromeda or Ulysses.
De opkomst van Mail.Ru: de Russische internetgigant
Mail.Ru began as an email service in the late 1990s and became one of Russia’s largest internet companies. Yuri Milner first became involved through his internet company NetBridge, which merged with Mail.Ru in 2001. He became CEO of the combined group.
In 2003, Milner stepped away from day-to-day management and later focused on investment through Digital Sky Technologies, or DST. The company invested in internet and social media businesses at a time when the global internet economy was growing quickly.
Mail.Ru Group went public on the London Stock Exchange in 2010. The IPO became one of the largest European technology listings of its time and helped confirm Milner’s reputation as an early backer of major internet platforms.
Mail.Ru was later rebranded as VK. Milner is no longer involved with the company, and DST Global has stated that it has had no investments in Russia since 2014.
DST Global: Milner's Powerhouse Investment Fund
Zomertijd wereldwijd is the investment firm founded by Yuri Milner. It became famous for taking large stakes in fast-growing internet companies before they went public.
DST Global’s most famous early deal was its investment in Facebook in 2009. The investment was unusual at the time because it valued Facebook highly before the company had reached the public markets. The bet later became one of the most successful technology investments of the period.
DST also invested in companies including Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Alibaba, WhatsApp, JD.com, Xiaomi, Byju’s, Farfetch, and other internet and consumer technology businesses.
The firm’s strategy has focused on large, late-stage private technology companies with global scale. Milner became known for spotting network-effect businesses before they became dominant public companies.
From Russia to Israel and Silicon Valley
Yuri Milner was born in Moscow and studied theoretical physics at Moscow State University. He later worked at the Lebedev Physical Institute before moving into business and finance.
He studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and later entered investment banking and private equity. His scientific background continued to shape his worldview, especially his later support for physics, space science, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Milner became an Israeli citizen in 1999. In 2014, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, he and his family left Russia. In 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he announced that he and his family had renounced Russian citizenship.
Yuri Milner’s Net Worth
Yuri Milner’s vermogen wordt doorgaans geschat op ongeveer $6 billion to $7 billion. His fortune comes mainly from successful technology investments made through DST Global and related vehicles.
Older estimates placed his fortune at around $7 billion, while more recent billionaire rankings have placed it slightly lower depending on technology valuations, private-market conditions, and global stock prices.
His wealth was created primarily through investments outside Russia, especially in U.S., Chinese, Indian, and global internet companies.
Championing Science: Breakthrough Prize
Yuri and Julia Milner are major supporters of science. In 2012, they helped launch the Breakthrough Prize, one of the world’s largest science prize programs. The prizes recognize major achievements in fundamental physics, life sciences, and mathematics.
The Breakthrough Prize is known for its large awards, often described as the “Oscars of Science.” It has been supported by prominent technology leaders and philanthropists including Yuri Milner, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, and others.
The prize reflects Milner’s long-standing interest in physics, science, and humanity’s place in the universe.
Breakthrough Initiatives
In 2015, Milner launched Breakthrough Initiatives, a suite of scientific programs focused on big questions about life in the universe.
The best-known projects include Breakthrough Listen, a $100 million program searching for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth, and Breakthrough Starshot, a research program exploring the possibility of sending tiny spacecraft to nearby star systems using light-sail technology.
Breakthrough Starshot was launched with support from figures including Stephen Hawking and has become one of the most ambitious privately funded space-science concepts of recent years.
Giving Pledge and Tech For Refugees
Yuri and Julia Milner joined the Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes during their lifetimes or through their estate.
In 2022, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Milners and DST Global supported humanitarian relief for Ukrainian refugees. Milner also launched Tech For Refugees, a philanthropic initiative designed to use technology platforms and corporate partnerships to help refugees and displaced people.
The initiative has worked with major technology and humanitarian partners to support refugees from Ukraine and other conflict zones.
Andromeda-jacht: feit of fictie?
Yuri Milner has been linked by some media and yacht-industry sources to the explorer yacht Andromeda, voorheen bekend als Odysseus. The 107-meter yacht was built by Kleven for New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart and later sold.
Some sources have reported that Milner bought the yacht, and he was reported to have been seen on board in Singapore in 2019. However, yacht ownership can be complex, and the claim remains disputed.
A spokesperson for Mr. Milner has publicly stated: “Neither Yuri Milner nor any family member nor any entity affiliated with him or his family own either the Andromeda or Ulysses yachts.”
For that reason, the safest wording is that Yuri Milner has been rumored or reported by some sources to be linked to Andromeda, but that ownership has been denied by his representative.
Private Life and Real Estate
Yuri Milner is married to Julia Milner, an artist and former model. The couple have three children and are known for keeping their family life private.
Milner has been linked to major real estate holdings in California, including a large estate in Los Altos Hills that was reported to have sold for around $100 million in 2011. The purchase attracted attention at the time as one of the most expensive home sales in the United States.
Conclusie
Yuri Milner is one of the most influential technology investors of the internet era. Through Zomertijd wereldwijd, he made early and highly profitable investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Alibaba, and WhatsApp.
His public profile has changed in recent years as he has emphasized his Israeli citizenship, renounced Russian citizenship, and distanced himself from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Beyond investing, Milner has become one of the world’s most important private supporters of science through the Breakthrough Prize, Breakthrough Initiatives, and Tech For Refugees.
While yacht rumors around Andromeda continue to circulate, Milner’s representative has denied that he or any affiliated family entity owns the yacht. His lasting legacy is more clearly tied to technology investing, science philanthropy, and support for ambitious ideas about humanity’s future.
Bronnen
- forbes.com/profile/yuri-milner
- 3g-capital.com/foundingpartners
- dst-global.com
- yurimilner.com – DST Global and Russia fact sheet
- reuters.com – Yuri Milner renounces Russian citizenship
- breakthroughprize.org
- breakthroughinitiatives.org
- superyachtfan.com/yacht/andromeda
- the-triton.com – spokesperson denies yacht ownership
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Yuri Milnerhuis
Joeri en de zijnevrouw Julia Milnerwonen met hun 3 dochters in een groot huis in Los Angeles. Het huis is gebouwd op een heuvel. En heeft een fantastisch uitzicht over de omgeving. Naar verluidt betaalde hij in 2011 100 miljoen dollar voor het huis. Ze bezitten ook een huis in Silicon Valley.
Siliconen vallei, gelegen in het zuidelijke deel van de San Francisco Bay Area in Californië, is een mondiaal knooppunt voor innovatie, technologie en ondernemerschap. Het staat bekend om zijn concentratie van toonaangevende technologiebedrijven en start-ups en is synoniem geworden voor baanbrekende ontwikkelingen in de digitale wereld. Silicon Valley is de thuishaven van technologiegiganten als Apple, Google en Facebook en trekt getalenteerde individuen van over de hele wereld aan, waardoor een competitieve en toch collaboratieve sfeer ontstaat die de evolutie van de technologie blijft stimuleren en de toekomst vorm blijft geven.
Superjacht Andromeda
Hij is de eigenaar van de motor jacht Andromeda, die werd gebouwd als Ulysses voor Graeme Hart.
Het motorjacht heeft een stalen romp en wordt aangedreven door zesCaterpillar-motoren, goed voor een totaal vermogen van 6660 kW (ongeveer 10.000 pk). De motoren geven haar een topsnelheid van 17 knopen en eenkruissnelheid van 15 knopen. Haar bereik is 8.500 nm. Andromeda beschikt over een helikopterlandingsplatform, ontworpen voor een EC 145- of Bell 429-helikopter. De superjacht is ontworpen doorOscar Mike Limited.
Sommige bronnen beweren dat Milner ook de andere van Graeme heeft gekocht jacht Ulysses.
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