Philippe Laffont
Philippe Laffont is the Founder and Managing Partner of Coatue Management, a leading hedge fund and venture capital firm specializing in technology-focused investing across public and private markets. Widely regarded as a visionary investor, Laffont has built a reputation for sharp investment acumen in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Before founding Coatue in 1999, he was a Tiger Cub at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management, where he focused on European telecommunications stocks. Earlier in his career, he worked as an Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Madrid. Beyond finance, Laffont is an active philanthropist, supporting healthcare and poverty alleviation initiatives through organizations such as the Robin Hood Foundation and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
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 Philippe Laffont’s leadership, Coatue Management has grown into one of the world’s most influential technology-focused hedge funds and venture capital firms, managing over $60 billion in assets.
The firm has backed some of the most disruptive companies of the last two decades, including ByteDance (TikTok), Snap, and Spotify, alongside numerous private and public market investments.
A strong believer in the transformative power of artificial intelligence, Laffont oversees Coatue’s major public holdings, which include Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta, and CoreWeave.
EARLY CAREER
Renowned for his sharp investment acumen in the technology and media sectors, Laffont is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in hedge fund and venture capital investing.
He began his career as an Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Madrid (1992–1994) before working independently as a consultant.
In 1996, he joined Tiger Management under legendary investor Julian Robertson, where he specialized in European telecommunications stocks and became one of the famed “Tiger Cubs.”
Over the years, Laffont’s expertise has been featured in top outlets including Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Institutional Investor.