Philippe Laffont

Founder, Coatue Management

$6.13B

as of 07/05/24

About Philippe Laffont

Philippe Laffont runs Coatue Management, a hedge fund and venture capital investor 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 $40 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.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Hedge fund

Residence

New York, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/16/67 (age 56)

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Self-made

self-made