June 20, 2025

Media: one of the first investors TON was the widow of Steve Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was one of the first investors in the Telegram Open Network(TON). Block TV reports this with reference to a source close to the project. 

According to the information, Powell participated in the first round of the ICO. At that time, the minimum investment amount was $5 million. 

For several months they became immediately knownseveral TON investors. Based on documents published as part of the proceedings between the blockchain platform and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), billionaire Roman Abramovich and ex-government minister Mikhail Abyzov invested in the project.

In addition, last summer it became known that one of TON’s investors is the CEO of the Russian payment service Qiwi Sergei Solonin. 

In February, six TON investors filed non-disclosure claims with the Southern District of New York State.