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Philippe Laffont
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Hedge fund
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Organization
- Founder at Coatue Management
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
Biography
Philippe Laffont runs Coatue Management, a hedge fund and venture capital firm that focuses on technology-themed investing.
Laffont founded Coatue Management in 1999. He is a so-called Tiger Cub, having spent time working at Julian Robertson's Tiger Management hedge fund.
Coatue Management has $54 billion in assets under management.
Coatue has invested in Tik Tok-parent Bytedance, Snapchat parent Snap and music streaming service Spotify, among many other companies.
Laffont is a staunch proponent of artificial intelligence, and Coatue's largest public stockholdings include Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta and CoreWeave.