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{{Notability|Biographies|date=May 2010}}
 
{{Infobox person
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| caption = Milun Tesovic 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|08|06}}
| birth_place = [[Sarajevo]], [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]] (now [[Bosnia]])
| education = [[Simon Fraser University]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])
| occupationknown_for = {{ubl|Founder, of [[MetroLyrics.com]]; |Co-founder of [[MetroLeap Media|MetroLeap Media Inc.]];| Partner Expa;| Founder [[cmd.com]];| Founder [[gitalytics.com]]}}
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'''Milun Tesovic''' (born August 6, 1985) is a Canadian computer engineer, entrepreneur and wasinvestor. oneHe ofis thebest youngestknown Internetfor entrepreneurscreating tothe [[Metrolyrics]] sellwebsite, hiswhich companyhe sold to a[[Paramount Streaming|CBS majorInteractive AmericanMusic mediaGroup]] conglomeratein 2011.<ref name="Burnaby">{{cite http://audio4cast.com/2011/10/11/cbs-interactive-music-group-buys-one-of-the-biggest-music-sites-on-the-web/</ref><ref>httpnews |last1=Zinn |first1=Jacob |title=How MetroLyrics made a millionaire |url=https://www.allaccessburnabynow.com/netlocal-news/archive/story/97365/cbs-interactive-addshow-metrolyrics</ref><ref>http://www.radioworld.com/article/cbs-interactivemade-worksa-withmillionaire-metrolyrics/245382979285 |work=Burnaby Now |date=30 May 2014}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
BornMilun Tesovic was born on August 6, 1985 in [[Sarajevo]], [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina]], one of the constituent republics of the former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR]]. YugoslaviaIn 1994, during the [[Bosnian War]], Tesovic emigrated to Canada with his father, mother and sister in 1994 during the [[Bosnian War]]. He has cited his immigrant background for making him a self-motivated and hard working person.<ref name="Burnaby" /><ref name="Vancouver Sun">{{cite httpnews |last1=Shaw |first1=Gillian |title=MetroLyrics acquisition by CBS Interactive a high note for Canada's new media |url=https://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011news/10/11staff-blogs/metrolyrics-acquisition-by-cbs-interactive-a-high-note-for-canadas-new-media/ |work=Vancouver Sun |date=11 October 2011}}</ref> ▼
 
MilunTesovic finished his degree atattended [[Simon Fraser University]], completingwhere hishe received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in [[Entrepreneurship]] in 2012.<ref name="Burnaby" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.sfu.ca/news/post.php?id=395|title=Internet Tycoon Pursues SFU Degree|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005162944/http://business.sfu.ca/news/post.php?id=395|archivedate=2009-10-05}}</ref> He completed his studies while running Metrolyrics.▼
 
==LifeCareer==
At age 16, Milun created the online [[music]] website [[Metrolyrics]] with his partner Alan Juristovski. The website grew to become the "most comprehensive database of legal music lyrics in the world" and in 2011, it was sold to [[Paramount Streaming|CBS Interactive Music Group]] in a reported eight-figure deal.<ref name="Burnaby" /><ref name="Vancouver Sun" /> In 2011, it stored more than 700,00 song lyrics and was receiving traffic of 45 million visitors a month according to [[Google Analytics]].<ref name="Vancouver Sun" />
▲Born in [[Sarajevo]], [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|SR Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]], Tesovic emigrated to Canada with his father, mother and sister in 1994 during the [[Bosnian War]]. He has cited his immigrant background for making him self-motivated and hard working person.<ref> Vancouver Sun http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/11/metrolyrics-acquisition-by-cbs-interactive-a-high-note-for-canadas-new-media/</ref>
 
Following his music endeavor, he joined up with [[Garrett Camp]], co-founder of [[Uber]] at Expa in 2016 to fund and build alongside other founders.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Isaac |first1=Mike |title=Expa Labs Will Nurture Tech Start-Ups a Few at a Time |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/technology/silicon-valley-entrepreneurs-set-up-hands-on-incubator.html |work=The New York Times |date=30 March 2016}}</ref>
At age 16, Milun created the online [[music]] website [[Metrolyrics]] which years later was sold to CBS in 2011.<ref>Vancouver Sun October 2011 http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/11/metrolyrics-acquisition-by-cbs-interactive-a-high-note-for-canadas-new-media/</ref> MetroLyrics was ranked the largest lyric website with more than 50 million unique visitors every month.
 
Gitalytics is another company started by Milun which was acquired by Microsoft in 2019, and now part of the [[GitHub]] Enterprise suite.<ref name="BIV">{{cite web |last1=Orton |first1=Tyler |title='Gangbuster' year for tech tapping U.S. resources |url=https://biv.com/article/2021/11/gangbuster-year-tech-tapping-us-resources |website=Business in Vancouver |date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tesic |first1=Milun |title=Gitalytics joins Github |url=https://www.expa.com/news/gitalytics-joins-github |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.expa.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 2002, partner Alan Juristovski joined Milun to incorporate [[MetroLeap Media|MetroLeap Media Inc.]], where Milun served as [[Chief Technology Officer|CTO]]. Since then Milun invested in numerous companies both online and offline across North America.
 
His latest endeavor was cmd.com, a cybersecurity company focused on real time kernel authentication of events, which processed TBs of data for large organizations in sensitive environments and was acquired by [[Elasticsearch|ElasticSearch]] in 2021. cmd.com raised $21.6M total from VCs such as [[GV (company)|Google Ventures]] and Expa.<ref name="BIV" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kerner |first=Sean Michael |date=2021-08-25 |title=Elastic acquisition spree continues as it acquires security startup CMD |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/elastic-acquisition-spree-continues-as-it-acquires-security-startup-cmd/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
Milun is now a partner at Expa.
 
Milun is also involved in other endeavors such as aero.com and such projects originating out of Expa. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Expa · Studio |url=https://www.expa.com/studio |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.expa.com |language=en}}</ref>
Milun is currently dating Alexandra (Ali) Neil <ref>https://instagram.com/alexandra_xo_?utm_medium=copy_link</ref>, plastic surgery enthusiast and ex-wife of millionaire hotel heir Colin Wall <ref>https://wedluxe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/van-sf17-wedding1.pdf</ref>. The pair have been documented on her instagram utilizing his fortune to travel extensively despite the Covid-19 pandemic <ref>https://instagram.com/alexandra_xo_?utm_medium=copy_link</ref>,.
 
==SchoolingPersonal life==
In 2021, Tesovic reportedly purchased [[Scooter Braun]]'s old home in Wet Hollywood for $9.6 million and in 2022 purchased a home in [[Beverly Hills]], [[California]] from tennis player [[Naomi Osaka]] for $8.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gaines |first1=Cork |title=Take a tour of $8.7 million Beverly Hills house that Naomi Osaka sold to a former tech prodigy |url=https://www.insider.com/naomi-osaka-beverly-hills-house-photos-milun-tesovic-2022-9 |website=Insider |date=18 September 2022}}</ref>
▲Milun finished his degree at [[Simon Fraser University]] completing his Bachelor of Business Administration in [[Entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.sfu.ca/news/post.php?id=395|title=Internet Tycoon Pursues SFU Degree|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005162944/http://business.sfu.ca/news/post.php?id=395|archivedate=2009-10-05}}</ref>
 
==Honors and awards==
* Billboard Top 30 Under 30<ref>{{citeCite web|url=httphttps://illroots.com/2009/08/24read/billboards-30-under-30-for-2009/|title=Billboard's Top "30 Under 30}}</ref><ref>{{cite" For web2009|urlwebsite=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/vancouver-entrepreneur-named-to-billboards-top-30-under-30|title=Vancouver Entrepreneur Named To Billboard's Top 30 Under 30ILLROOTS}}</ref>
* Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Runner Up
* Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion, proudly presented by CIBC and operated by national charitable organization ACE (BC)
* Student Entrepreneur Regional Champion, proudly presented by CIBC and operated by national charitable organization ACE (Western Canada)
* Student Entrepreneur National Champion, proudly presented by CIBC and operated by national charitable organization ACE (Canada)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/archive-pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/media_11200902.html|title=SFU's Milun Tesovic named world's top student entrepreneur}}</ref>
* Winner of the 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Kansas City<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metroleap.com/news.php?id=8|title=Milun Tesovic named #1 in world at Global Student Entrepreneur Awards|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127003400/http://metroleap.com/news.php?id=8|archivedate=2010-11-27}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130115121818/http://www.acecanada.ca/news/newsItem.cfm?cms_news_id=346 Canadian Champion to compete at Global Student Entrepreneur Awards 11.11.2009]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091208124316/http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/news/milun-tesovic-music-mogul/ Milun Tesovic music mogul]
* [http://www.teenbusinessforum.com/interviews/milun-tesovic-on-how-metrolyrics-gets-48-million-unique-visitors-per-month-interivew Milun Tesovic on how metrolyrics gets 48 million unique visitors per month interivew]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
 
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