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Yuri Milner

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 80 cheques on record.

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SeedInternet TechnologyScience Philanthropy

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100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 80 on record
Since the last cheque2days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$46MRounds led0 of 80Sole investor4 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 77%
Pitch Yuri Milner

Yuri Milner highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 66% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.4M

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    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Yuri Milner is an Israeli technology investor and science philanthropist, founder of DST Global, one of the world’s leading technology investors, with a portfolio that has included some of the most prominent internet companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
Internet TechnologyScience Philanthropy
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first80 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    DuloSeed · US · Silicon Angle$130MWith 11 others
  3. May
    QutwoSeed · FI · PostScriptum$29MWith 15 others
  4. 2018

    3 rounds

  5. Oct
    TravelPerkSeries C · ES · TechCrunch$44MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    BrexSeries B · US · FinSMEs$57MWith 5 others
  7. Jan
    HaoqipeiSeries C · CN · China Money Network$60MWith 5 others
  8. 2016

    3 rounds

  9. Nov
    Codecademy$30MWith 30 others
  10. Jan
    LendUp$48MWith 28 others
  11. Jan
    YourMechanic$24MWith 54 others
  12. 2015

    12 rounds

  13. Oct
    RoadrunnrVenture · INUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Aug
    Carbon3DSeries C · US$100MWith 6 others
  15. Aug
    Super Evil Mega CorpSeries B · US$26MWith 8 others
  16. Aug
    PractoSeries C · IN$90MWith 6 others
  17. Aug
    SavingGlobalSeries B$22MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    ZoomoSeries A · IN$5.0MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    Twist BioscienceSeries C · US$37MWith 7 others
  20. Apr
    Spring IncSeries B · US$25MWith 4 others
  21. Feb
    17zuoyeSeries D · US$100MWith 3 others
  22. Jan
    Planet LabsSeries C · US$70MWith 13 others
  23. Jan
    BoxedSeries B · US$25MWith 18 others
  24. Jan
    WeLabSeries A · HK$20MWith 6 others
  25. 2014

    6 rounds

  26. Dec
    BeepiSeries B · US$13MWith 6 others
  27. Jul
    XapoSeries A · US$40MWith 9 others
  28. Jun
    WefunderSeed · USUndisclosedWith 7 others
  29. May
    Twist BioscienceSeries B · US$26MWith 4 others
  30. Feb
    OTOYSeries D · USUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Jan
    First OpinionSeed · US$1.2MWith 3 others
  32. 2013

    17 rounds

  33. Dec
    Planet LabsSeries B · US$52MWith 12 others
  34. Nov
    GenapsysSeries B · US · finsmes.com$37MWith 2 others
  35. Oct
    IfOnlySeries A · US · finsmes.com$12MWith 11 others
  36. Sept
    RemindSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$3.5MWith 4 others
  37. Aug
    Seed · techcrunch.com$5.6MWith 5 others
  38. Aug
    Aisle50Series A · US · finsmes.com$2.6MWith 5 others
  39. Aug
    IfOnlySeed · US · allthingsd.com$3.0MWith 6 others
  40. Aug
    ThirdLoveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$5.6MWith 20 others
  41. Jul
    QuipVenture · US · allthingsd.com$15MWith 4 others
  42. Jul
    Binary ThumbSeed · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 11 others
  43. Jul
    CourseraSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$43MWith 5 others
  44. May
    Science ExchangeSeries A · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 13 others
  45. Mar
    Estimote, Inc.Seed · US$300KWith 2 others
  46. Feb
    LuluSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$2.5MWith 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed11 in all

KaggleBought by GoogleUndisclosedMar 2017
PathBought by Daum KakaoUndisclosedMay 2015
Foundation MedicineBought by RocheUndisclosedJan 2015
OnSwipeBought by Beanstock MediaUndisclosedAug 2014
FreshplumBought by TellApartUndisclosedJul 2014
CryptoSealBought by CloudFlareUndisclosedJun 2014
Foundation MedicineListed$108MJul 2013
ParseBought by Facebook$90MApr 2013
Meetings.ioBought by Jive SoftwareUndisclosedNov 2012
MailgunBought by RackspaceUndisclosedAug 2012
SocialcamBought by Autodesk$60MJul 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Yuri Milner. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

SV AngelVC firm27rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator18rounds togetherAlexis OhanianAngel13rounds togetherPaul BuchheitAngel13rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm12rounds togetherStart FundVC firm12rounds togetherAshton KutcherVC firm8rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC8rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm8rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm8rounds togetherDCVCVC firm7rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm7rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Yuri Milner put money into.

TravelPerk$44M · Oct 2018Brex$57M · Jun 2018Codecademy$30M · Nov 2016LendUp$48M · Jan 2016

On podcasts

1 episode naming Yuri Milner in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Yuri Milner

What does Yuri Milner invest in?

Yuri Milner invests most often at Seed and Series B (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet Technology and Science Philanthropy.

How active is Yuri Milner?

80 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Yuri Milner invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dulo (Seed, Oct 2026), Qutwo (Seed, May 2026) and TravelPerk (Series C, Oct 2018).

How big are Yuri Milner's cheques?

The median round it joins is $46M.

Does Yuri Milner lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 80 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Yuri Milner invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%) and India (9%).

Is Yuri Milner investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Yuri Milner invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (27 rounds together), Y Combinator (18 rounds together) and Alexis Ohanian (13 rounds together).

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