Coatue Management LLC is an American technology-focused investment management firm led by founder and portfolio manager Philippe Laffont. Coatue invests in both public and private markets, with a focus on technology, media, telecommunications, as well as the consumer and healthcare sectors. Coatue has a global presence with offices located in New York City, Menlo Park, California, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
History Philippe Laffont graduated from MIT in 1989 with a degree in computer science. He 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.
In 1999, Laffont founded Coatue, becoming a member of the Tiger Cubs - former employees of Tiger management who founded their own hedge funds.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Coatue launched its first hedge fund in 1999 with $45 million in capital. Today, Coatue manages this fund in addition to others. Thomas Laffont is the firm's co-founder and leads Coatue's private equity investing.
Coatue's annual "East Meets West" conference features tech entrepreneurs from the U.S. and China.
Funds FundVintage YearCommitted Capital ($m)Coatue Private Fund I LP2013USD 300Coatue Private Fund II LP2015USD 500Coatue Kona III LP2017USD 1,300Coatue Early Stage Fund LP2019USD 700Coatue Growth Fund IV LP2020USD 3,500
Investments Some of Coatue's notable investments include the following:
Airtable Ant Financial Anthropic Anaplan ByteDance Chime Dapper Labs Databricks DoorDash Instacart Meituan OpenSea Snap Inc. SoFi Spotify UiPath
References
External links
Official website