Yuri Milner
Co-founder and managing partner of DST Global; early investor in Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon; co-founder of the Breakthrough Prize
Yuri Milner — Co-founder and managing partner of DST Global; early investor in Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon; co-founder of the Breakthrough Prize — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document at least two in-person meetings between Milner and Epstein at Epstein's 71st Street Manhattan residence — in August and September 2011 — arranged by London-based venture capitalist Ian Osborne; DST Global confirmed that Osborne organised the meetings. Milner is mentioned more than 140 times in the released files, in which Epstein described him as a friend. In 2013, Boris Nikolic — a former science adviser to Bill Gates and biotech investor — invited Epstein to join him for a Breakthrough Prize event at Milner's Silicon Valley home; Milner's spokesperson stated that Epstein was not invited to that event and did not attend. The files also show Epstein's investment circle discussing Milner's genomics deals, including Foundation Medicine's Series B round in which Milner and Gates were investors. A spokesperson for Milner stated that Milner was "unaware of Epstein's 2008 criminal record at the time of the meetings" and that "any assertions by Mr. Epstein of a close relationship with Yuri Milner or involvement in his business activities are entirely false and without any basis in fact." No wrongdoing is alleged against him. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Yuri Milner in the Epstein files?
Yes. Yuri Milner (Co-founder and managing partner of DST Global; early investor in Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon; co-founder of the Breakthrough Prize) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files document at least two in-person meetings between Milner and Epstein at Epstein’s 71st Street Manhattan residence — in August and September 2011 — arranged by London-based venture capitalist Ian Osborne; DST Global confirmed that Osborne organised the meetings. Milner is mentioned more than 140 times in the released files, in which Epstein described him as a friend. In 2013, Boris Nikolic — a former science adviser to Bill Gates and biotech investor — invited Epstein to join him for a Breakthrough Prize event at Milner’s Silicon Valley home; Milner’s spokesperson stated that Epstein was not invited to that event and did not attend. The files also show Epstein’s investment circle discussing Milner’s genomics deals, including Foundation Medicine’s Series B round in which Milner and Gates were investors. A spokesperson for Milner stated that Milner was “unaware of Epstein’s 2008 criminal record at the time of the meetings” and that “any assertions by Mr. Epstein of a close relationship with Yuri Milner or involvement in his business activities are entirely false and without any basis in fact.” No wrongdoing is alleged against him.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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