# clm_35E75A5B5E48

subject: Yandex (/record/yandex.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Arkady Volozh  
valid_from: undated  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-02  
confidence: 0.80  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-02  
checked: 2026-11-02 · its source page states the value and the date  

> The new business was to be spearheaded by Arkady Volozh (pictured above), the Russian Yandex co-founder and former CEO who was removed from a European sanctions list in March after he publicly condemned Russia’s assault on Ukraine.

What https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/24/the-curious-case-of-nebius-the-publicly-traded-ai-infrastructure-startup says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://en.thebell.io/yandex-founders-20-billion-comeback/ (secondary, en.thebell.io)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5281 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/24/the-curious-case-of-nebius-the-publicly-traded-ai-infrastructure-startup (secondary, techcrunch.com)

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