Awards and Recognition

• Yuri came in at number 52 on Forbes’ 2018 Midas List of the best dealmakers in hi-tech and life sciences venture capital.
• In 2017 Forbes celebrated its centenary by publishing 100 Greatest Living Business Minds – “an A-to-Z encyclopedia of ideas from 100 entrepreneurs, visionaries and prophets of capitalism.” In his contribution, Yuri described the long-term perspective – “looking beyond the horizon” – that drew him to America and inspired his science and technology investments.
• In March 2017 Yuri appeared in Fortune’s collection of The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.
• In April 2017 Yuri came in at number 15 in Forbes’ Midas List of “the 100 best venture capitalists in the world,” citing his tech investments and Breakthrough Listen initiative.
• In August 2016 Wired placed Yuri at number 20 in its Wired 100 list of “key influencers... who are shaping our culture, the tech economy, consumer behaviour, scientific discovery – in short, the people making things happen,” noting his investment history and the Breakthrough Starshot interstellar mission he launched earlier that year.
• In August 2016 Forbes included Yuri at number 72 in The 100 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World In 2016.
• Stephen Hawking wrote Yuri’s entry in the 2016 edition of TIME’s iconic TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people. The cosmologist called him a “visionary” whose “investments take the long view,” based on a deep respect for the Universe and humanity.
• Yuri appeared at number 17 in the 2016 Forbes Midas List.
• In April 2016 Yuri appeared in the “The Midas China List” of prominent investors in Chinese hi-tech companies.
• In September 2015 Yuri placed at 23 in Vanity Fair’s famous New Establishment List of leaders in technology, media, business, entertainment, politics, and the arts.
• Wired 100 included Yuri at number 13 in its list of influencers with “that special ability to touch the culture, to build scalable success, to connect millions of people.”
• “The Midas List 2014-” Forbes, April 2015.
• Yuri was 25th in Vanity Fair’s New Establishment List in 2014. The magazine noted the influence of fellow-physicist and human rights activist Andrei Sakharov on Yuri’s long-termist outlook on the world.
• Forbes’ Midas List for 2013 included Yuri in 53rd position.
• In May 2013 Yuri appeared in Foreign Policy’s “Power Map: the 500 most powerful people on the planet”.
• Yuri was one of the “Most Influential 50”, compiled by Bloomberg Markets in September 2012.
• In February 2012 Business Insider’s “Silicon Valley 100” list included Yuri at 38.
• Hollywood Reporter’s list of “Top 50 Digital Power Players” included Yuri in January 2012.
• Fortune placed Yuri at number 19 in its “Businessperson of the Year – Top 50” list in November 2011.
• Yuri was Russian GQ’s “Man of the Year” in October 2011.
• In 2011 Yuri came in 23rd place in Vanity Fair’s New Establishment List.
• In June 2011 Yuri appeared in the “Kommersant of the Year” list published by the newspaper Kommersant, selected for “showing the optimal balance of risk and profitability for the investor and the management company.”
• Yuri was number 3 in Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People” list in May 2011.
• Forbes’ 2011 Midas List of Tech’s Top Investors named Yuri 25th in its list.
• Yuri appeared in Forbes’ list of “The World’s Billionaires 2011”.
• Russian Forbes placed Yuri in first position in its “Owners of Virtual Reality” list in February 2011.
• Yuri was “Businessman of the Year” for 2010 in the business newspaper Vedomosti.
• Yuri was runner-up in Fortune’s “Smartest People in Tech” list of investors in July 2010.