# Yuri Milner: portfolio, investments and team

> Yuri Milner is a vc firm based in United States. 80 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Yuri Milner

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 80 cheques on record.

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Seed Internet Technology Science Philanthropy

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 80 on record

Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$46M** Rounds led **0 of 80** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **11 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 77%**

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## Yuri Milner highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 66% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.4M
- 04 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 Technology Science Philanthropy
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **80 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Dulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dulo)** Seed · US · Silicon Angle **$130M** With 11 others
- **May** **[Qutwo](https://millionrounds.com/company/qutwo)** Seed · FI · PostScriptum **$29M** With 15 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[TravelPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelperk)** Series C · ES · TechCrunch **$44M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Brex](https://millionrounds.com/company/brex)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$57M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Haoqipei](https://millionrounds.com/company/haoqipei)** Series C · CN · China Money Network **$60M** With 5 others
- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Codecademy](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)** **$30M** With 30 others
- **Jan** **[LendUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)** **$48M** With 28 others
- **Jan** **[YourMechanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/yourmechanic)** **$24M** With 54 others
- **2015** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[Roadrunnr](https://millionrounds.com/company/roadrunnr)** Venture · IN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Carbon3D](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon3d)** Series C · US **$100M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Super Evil Mega Corp](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-evil-megacorp)** Series B · US **$26M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Practo](https://millionrounds.com/company/practo)** Series C · IN **$90M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[SavingGlobal](https://millionrounds.com/company/savingglobal)** Series B **$22M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Zoomo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomo)** Series A · IN **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Twist Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/twist-bioscience)** Series C · US **$37M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Spring Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/spring-inc)** Series B · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[17zuoye](https://millionrounds.com/company/17zuoye)** Series D · US **$100M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Planet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-labs)** Series C · US **$70M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Boxed](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxed)** Series B · US **$25M** With 18 others
- **Jan** **[WeLab](https://millionrounds.com/company/welab)** Series A · HK **$20M** With 6 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Beepi](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepi)** Series B · US **$13M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Xapo](https://millionrounds.com/company/xapo)** Series A · US **$40M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[Wefunder](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefunder)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **May** **[Twist Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/twist-bioscience)** Series B · US **$26M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[OTOY](https://millionrounds.com/company/otoy)** Series D · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[First Opinion](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-opinion)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **2013** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Planet Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-labs)** Series B · US **$52M** With 12 others
- **Nov** **[Genapsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/genapsys)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$37M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$12M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Remind](https://millionrounds.com/company/remind)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Aug** Seed · techcrunch.com **$5.6M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Aisle50](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisle50)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$2.6M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[IfOnly](https://millionrounds.com/company/ifonly)** Seed · US · allthingsd.com **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[ThirdLove](https://millionrounds.com/company/thirdlove)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$5.6M** With 20 others
- **Jul** **[Quip](https://millionrounds.com/company/quip)** Venture · US · allthingsd.com **$15M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Binary Thumb](https://millionrounds.com/company/binary-thumb)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Coursera](https://millionrounds.com/company/coursera)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$43M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Science Exchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/science-exchange)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$4.0M** With 13 others
- **Mar** **[Estimote, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/estimote-inc)** Seed · US **$300K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Lulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/lulu)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 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 listed **11 in all**

**[Kaggle](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaggle)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Mar 2017

**[Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/path)** Bought by [Daum Kakao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daum-kakao) **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[Foundation Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundation-medicine)** Bought by Roche **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[OnSwipe](https://millionrounds.com/company/onswipe)** Bought by Beanstock Media **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Freshplum](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshplum)** Bought by [TellApart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tellapart) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[CryptoSeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptoseal)** Bought by CloudFlare **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Foundation Medicine](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundation-medicine)** Listed **$108M** Jul 2013

**[Parse](https://millionrounds.com/company/parse)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$90M** Apr 2013

**[Meetings.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/meetings-io)** Bought by Jive Software **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[Mailgun](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailgun)** Bought by [Rackspace](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rackspace) **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[Socialcam](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialcam)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **$60M** Jul 2012

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$46M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.4M**

Led 0 of 80 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 11 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *35*
- Series B *14*
- Series A *9*
- Venture *7*
- Series C *6*
- Series D *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 27
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 18
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 13
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 13
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 12
- [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) 12

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## 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 Angel** VC firm **27** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Start Fund** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**DCVC** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Yuri Milner put money into.

[**TravelPerk** $44M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelperk)[**Brex** $57M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/brex)[**Codecademy** $30M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/codecademy)[**LendUp** $48M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)

## On podcasts

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

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 17 Jun 2016 · 25 min 20VC: Raising $150m, Meeting Yuri Milner & Revolutionising Mobile Finance with Sasha Orloff @ LendUp With [Sasha Orloff](https://millionrounds.com/person/sasha-orloff) Mentions [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 May 2025 · 1h 10m 20VC: Four Traits of the Most Successful Founders | How to Hunt and Close Talent Like a Pro and Where All Founders Go Wrong | Lessons Raising $397M From the Best Investors in the World with Eléonore Crespo @ Pigment Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 11 Jan 2019 · 30 min 20VC: How Founders Can Really Get The Most Out of Their Board, Why Culture Fit At The Board Level Is Not Discussed Enough & Why Growth and Culture Are 2 Sides of The Same Coin with Avi Meir, Founder & CEO @ TravelPerk Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 16 Jul 2018 · 31 min SaaStr 184: Step by Step Guide To Scaling Your Sales Team, Why Founders Need To Spend More Time On Top of Funnel & Why Discounting Is A Great Tool with Sam Blond, Chief Sales Officer @ Brex Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Jul 2017 · 23 min 20VC: Investing $200m In Facebook, The 3 Stages of Founder Development & Why Creating A New User Behaviour Can Be Unit Economics Inefficient with Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner @ DST Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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