Philippe Laffont
Philippe Laffont is the Founder and Managing Partner of Coatue Management, a prominent hedge fund and venture capital focused on tech-themed investing. Laffont is a visionary investor who revolutionized the hedge fund industry with his unique approach to technology and finance. Prior to launching Coatue, he was a Tiger Cub under Julian Robertson's Tiger Management where he focused on telecommunications stocks. Before that, he was an Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Madrid, Spain.
Philippe Laffont Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and CEO
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Research Analyst
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Analyst in Management Consulting
Academic History
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M.S., Computer Science
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B.S., Computer Science
Under his leadership, Coatue has become one of the most influential tech-focused hedge funds.
Coatue has invested in TikTok parent Bytedance, Snapchat parent Snap and music streaming service Spotify, among many other companies.
The firm focuses on high growth investments in the technology, media, and telecommunications space in both the public and private markets.
EARLY CAREER
Laffont worked as an Analyst for McKinsey & Company from 1992 to 1994 in Madrid, Spain.
After a stint as an independent consultant, he joined Tiger Management LLC as a research analyst in 1996, focusing on European telecommunications stocks.
Laffont is recognized for his sharp investment acumen, particularly in the technology and media sectors, and has established himself as one of the prominent figures in the world of hedge fund and venture capital investing.
He has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor.