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5 unusual facts about Yuri Milner


Alexei Kitaev

In July 2012, he was an inaugural awardee of the Fundamental Physics Prize, the creation of physicist and internet entrepreneur, Yuri Milner.

Digital Sky Technologies

key people = Yuri Milner, Founder;
John Lindfors;
Rahul Mehta;
Tom Stafford;
Shou Zi Chew;

In March 2012, Yuri Milner has stepped down from the role of Chairman of Mail.ru and from the Board of Directors.

Mail.Ru

In 2003, Milner resigned from Mail.ru and subsequently set up another internet venture, Digital Sky Technologies (DST).

In 2001, Yuri Milner, who was managing NetBridge (the owner of less popular internet brands) persuaded the well-known entrepreneur Igor Linshits to back a merger of the Mail.ru business with NetBridge.



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