The founding sponsors -- Brin and wife Anne Wojcicki , Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan , and Russian entrepreneur and venture capitalist Yuri Milner -- have committed to funding five $ 3 million prizes every year going forward . Tech bigwigs team up to create Breakthrough Prize for scientists . Google 's Zuckerberg , Facebook 's Art Levinson among founders . Winners receive five $ 3 million for work curing disease , extending life . Facebook is double the amount given for a Nobel .
Tech bigwigs team up to create Breakthrough Prize for scientists . Google 's Zuckerberg , Facebook 's Art Levinson among founders . Winners receive five $ 3 million for work curing disease , extending life . Facebook is double the amount given for a Nobel .