Philippe Laffont
Founder & Portfolio Manager·Coatue
Bio
Professional summary
Philippe Laffont is the founder and portfolio manager of Coatue, a technology-focused investment firm he founded in 1999 after working at Tiger Management. Public reporting describes Coatue as investing across public and private technology companies, with investments including Facebook, Netflix, OpenAI, SpaceX and Revolut. He is a former McKinsey analyst and holds a computer science degree from MIT.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- CoatueFounder & Portfolio Manager1999 – Present
- Tiger ManagementResearch Analyst1996
- McKinsey & CompanyAnalyst1992 – 1994
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Computer Science1989
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