Billionaire Yuri Milner renounces Russian citizenshipIn light of the war between Russia and Ukraine, wealthiest Russian in Silicon Valley Yuri Milner renounced his Russian citizenship.
11 Oct, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Silicon Valley’s wealthiest Russian is carefully distancing himself from PutinYuri Milner built a $3.9 billion fortune, thanks to early funding from Kremlin-connected sources. He says that’s all in the past.
25 Mar, 2022, 10.20 PM IST
The ever intriguing extra-terrestrial phenomenon. These celebs believe in alien existenceWinston Churchill believed in the existence of aliens and even wrote an 11-page essay on it.
27 Mar, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
Yuri Milner announces launch of $100 million research & engineering programThe announcement coincided with the very day astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter outer space 55 years ago.
14 Apr, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
Milner offers $100 million for 'Mission to Stars'Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner is proffering $100 million to a research and engineering programme aimed at demonstrating proof of...
13 Apr, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner seeks Indian help in alien huntMilner, who was speaking here on Thursday at an event hosted by him, also talked about making public all data related to alien research.
07 Aug, 2015, 11.23 AM IST
Flipkart's Sachin and Binny Bansal among other Indian entrepreneurs attend Yuri Milner's meetIn July , Yuri Milner launched a 10-year $100-million initiative called Breakthrough Listen, which will scan a million stars in the Milky W...
07 Aug, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Yuri Milner: The billionaire who made a fortune betting on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsAppYuri Milner, who has made a fortune by making big bets on tech companies like FB, Twitter and WhatsApp, in a rare interaction revealed why ...
07 Aug, 2015, 08.43 AM IST
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner seeks startups' awareness for alien search projectYuri Milner launched a ten-year $100 million initiative called Breakthrough Listen, which will scan a million stars in the Milky Way.
07 Aug, 2015, 08.12 AM IST
How Yuri Milner's DST dug into Goldman Sachs' talent gold mineOver the years, Yuri Milner's DST Global has tapped into Goldman Sachs' nifty deal makers to strengthen its leadership team.
06 Aug, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Is Yuri Milner's diary likely to squeeze in India visit?Sources say that pending confirmation, the billionaire investor could be in Bengaluru early August.
29 Jul, 2015, 09.37 AM IST
Is there anybody out there? What are the chances that other planets have life?Scientists think that there is probability that other planets have life. This is because life originated spontaneously through chemistry.
23 Jul, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner invests $100 million in search of intelligent alien life53-year-old billionaire Yuri Milner is funding an ambitious $100 million science project to discover whether intelligent life exists outsid...
21 Jul, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Yuri Milner backs food delivery startup SwiggyWhen contacted by TOI, Milner's office said they do not comment on rumours while Majety refused to comment on the development.
20 Jun, 2015, 12.41 PM IST
Yuri Milner in India to scout for startupsLast week, DST Global picked up a 9% stake in Ola valuing the company at $2.5 billion, only its second investment in India.
22 Apr, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Russian tycoon Yuri Milner eyes Indian startupsMilner is expected to make investments of about $5 million each in Olacabs and Mumbai-based startup Housing.com, in his personal capacity.
19 Sep, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
Housing.com in talks to raise $30 million from Tybourne Capital, Yuri Milner and existing investorsMilner, who founded investment firm DST Global, has backed companies like Facebook, Twitter and, most recently, Flipkart in India.
19 Sep, 2014, 12.03 PM IST