Coatue

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A technology-focused investment management firm where speaker Thomas Lefant is an executive.


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Summary

Coatue Management is an American technology-focused investment management firm founded in 1999 by Philippe and Thomas Laffont. As a "Tiger Cub" firm—founded by a former Tiger Management analyst—it operates across public and private markets, managing approximately $70 billion in assets as of early 2022. The firm is characterized by a deep focus on sectors including AI, machine learning, telecommunications, and healthcare, maintaining significant private equity stakes in major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Headquartered in New York City's Solow Building, Coatue maintains a global presence with offices in Menlo Park, London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and is actively involved in the tech community through events like its annual "East Meets West" conference.

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  • Founded

    1999

  • Founder

    Philippe Laffont

  • Industry

    Investment Management

  • Co-founder

    Thomas Laffont

  • Headquarters

    Solow Building, 9 West 57th Street, New York City, New York, United States

  • Global Offices

    New York City, Menlo Park, London, Shanghai, Hong Kong

  • Primary Sectors

    Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Consumer, Healthcare

  • Number of Employees

    157 (approximate range 51-200)

  • Investment Strategies

    Hedge Fund (Long/Short), Growth, Venture, and Structured Capital

  • Assets Under Management

    $70 billion (as of Q1 2022)

Timeline
  • Coatue is founded by Philippe Laffont and launches its first hedge fund with $45 million in capital. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1999-01-01

  • Coatue advises and secures investment for Hotel Tonight. (Source: Axial)

    2013-09-01

  • Coatue advises and secures investment for Snapchat. (Source: Axial)

    2013-12-01

  • Launch of Coatue Private Fund I LP with $300 million in committed capital. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2013-01-01

  • Launch of Coatue Growth Fund IV LP with $3.5 billion in committed capital. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2020-01-01

  • Coatue reports Assets Under Management (AUM) of $70 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2022-03-31

  • Internal portfolio data indicates OpenAI and Anthropic represent over 20% of the CTEK fund's Net Asset Value. (Source: Coatue Portfolio Data)

    2026-02-28

  • Thomas Lefant is scheduled to be a featured speaker at the All-In Liquidity Conference. (Source: Document fccfeb90-332d-499c-b8d7-0026207a2740)

    Upcoming

Coatue Management

Coatue 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.

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  • COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC Top 13F Holdings

    Coatue Management's clients engage in Public Investments, Private Investments, or both. Their investment strategies primarily focus on publicly-traded companies in public markets (Hedge Fund Strategy), growth, mid- to late-stage (and sometimes early-stage) private companies (Growth Strategy), venture-focused early-stage private market companies (Venture Strategy), and structured capital solutions in both publicly listed and privately-held companies. Coatue Management also engages Advisors and Research Providers to assist with services such as identifying, assessing, and managing investments. These advisors provide advice on macroeconomic factors, market conditions, specific sectors, and industries. Fees and expenses are generally allocated to the clients who benefit from these services. [...] Based on the provided documents, Coatue Management considers various factors when determining investment strategies. These factors include a client's investment strategy and objectives, sector concentration, portfolio diversification, general portfolio construction, and the amount of capital available for investment. They also consider investment objectives, guidelines, restrictions, liquidity profile, current account composition, and the need to ramp up or rebalance a portfolio. Other considerations include the suitability as a follow-on investment, the characteristics of the security involved, the availability of other suitable investments, investment target size and target returns, risk management, legal/contractual/regulatory constraints, the need to avoid de minimis allocation, cash [...] constraints, the need to avoid de minimis allocation, cash needs for redemptions, tax considerations, compliance with investment guidelines, and any other relevant considerations.

  • Coatue Management - Wikipedia

    Increase Coatue 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 "List of Tiger Cubs (finance)") - former employees of Tiger management who founded their own hedge funds. Coatue launched its first hedge fund in 1999 with $45 million in capital. Today, Coatue manages this fund in addition to others. Thomas Laffont is the firm's co-founder and leads Coatue's private equity investing. Coatue's annual "East Meets West" conference features tech entrepreneurs from the U.S. and China. ## Funds | Fund | Vintage Year | Committed Capital ($m) | --- | Coatue Private Fund I LP | 2013 | USD 300 | | Coatue Private Fund II LP | 2015 | USD 500 | | Coatue Kona III LP | 2017 | USD 1,300 | | Coatue Early Stage Fund LP | 2019 | USD 700 | | Coatue Growth Fund IV LP | 2020 | USD 3,500 | [...] Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia ## Contents # Coatue Management Coatue Management LLC | | | --- | | | | | Headquarters in the Solow Building | | | Company type | Private | | Industry | Investment management | | Founded | 1999 | | Founder | Philippe Laffont Thomas Laffont | | Headquarters | Solow Building, 9 West 57th Street "57th Street (Manhattan)"), New York City, New York "New York (state)"), U.S. | | AUM | Increase$70 billion (Q1 2022) | | Number of employees | 157 | | Website | www.coatue.com | Increase

  • Coatue Management - Relentlessly curious. Pursuing excellence. Tech-obsessed.

    Comments: 4]; Coatue Management (1w 1w): 2026 is going to be the year of Application AI. Co-Founder Thomas Laffont at the UBS Venture Capital Summit on where the next wave of breakthroughs is coming and why he's not worried about AI monetization. Watch below to hear his full take ⬇️ [Likes: 21, Comments: 0]; Coatue Management (1w): Our January C:\Takes newsletter is here. Quick, data-driven perspectives from the Coatue team on the trends driving markets. [Likes: 40, Comments: 1]; Coatue Management (1w): We’re proud to lead Decagon ’s $250M Series D fundraise. 🧠 Decagon is working to restore alignment between businesses and customers with concierge-level experiences that deliver greater trust and efficiency. We’re proud to partner with Jesse Zhang , Ashwin Sreenivas , and the entire team [...] # Coatue Management Relentlessly curious. Pursuing excellence. Tech-obsessed. Investment Management • New York, NY • 64,054 followers • 51-200 employees ## Overview Building on our heritage in public markets investing, Coatue’s lifecycle investment platform has expanded across public and private markets over the past 25+ years. Our singular obsession with technology drives how we operate as a firm. As investors, we seek out the greatest innovators with the biggest ideas. Follow Coatue on X: Subscribe on LinkedIn ### Website ### Crunchbase N/A ### LinkedIn ### Industry Investment Management ### Company Size 51-200 employees 239 associated members (LinkedIn members who've listed Coatue Management as their current workplace on their profile) ### Founded 1999 [...] Firmus Technologies (2d Edited): We’re proud to announce a landmark financing round led by Blackstone and Coatue Management , supporting the scale up of our AI Factories — focused on energy efficiency, advanced manufacturing, and long-term infrastructure delivery. The financing will fund the next phase of #ProjectSouthgate — the national rollout of Firmus’ AI Factory platform and supply chain, based on the NVIDIA DSX reference architecture — to meet accelerating global demand for high-performance compute. A major step forward for Firmus, and for Australian AI. Thank you to our partners for backing this vision. Read more: [Likes: 339, Comments: 2]; Coatue Management (4d): Chart of the Day: Will these lines cross again? [Likes: 110, Comments: 4]; Coatue Management (1w 1w): 2026 is going to

  • Coatue Management | Hedge Fund on Axial

    ## Menu Sign In Get Started Logo Coatue Management Hedge Fund Menlo Park, California HQ Member since 2014 Deals they've closed 2 About Coatue Management is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public equity markets globally focusing on investments in technology, media and telecommunications in addition to other sectors. It employs long/short strategy to make its investments. Coatue Management was founded in… Coatue Management is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public equity markets globally focusing on investments in technology, media and telecommunications in addition to other sectors. It employs long/short strategy to make its investments. Coatue Management was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City. Team (1) [...] Team (1) Recent Transactions (2) Coatue Management Software and Online Services Advised Snapchat in securing investment from Coatue Management December 2013 Coatue Management Cruise lines (i.e., deep sea passenger transportation to and from domestic ports, including Puerto Rico), Deep Sea Passenger Transportation, Rooming and Boarding Houses, Software and Online Services, Traveler Accommodation Advised Hotel Tonight in securing investment from Coatue Management September 2013 Sectors Coatue Management serves: Technology Telecommunications Media Join Axial's Private M&A Platform Coatue Management connects with qualified M&A advisors through the Axial Platform. Looking for Buyers? Reach this investor and hundreds more on Axial. No cost to advisors. Join as Advisor

  • Portfolio | Coatue

    \The sector and strategy breakdowns shown are presented for illustrative purposes only, reflect internal Coatue classifications, and are not intended to correspond to GICS sectors or regulatory classifications under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Portfolio holdings value are expressed as a percentage and are calculated by taking the market value of each holding and dividing it by the Fund's net asset. Allocations may change over time and are not indicative of future portfolio composition. # Target allocation ## Areas of Focus AI & Machine Learning Tech, Media, Telecom Software & Internet Energy & Climate Tech Robotics Financial Services & Fintech ## Public Assets MinMinimum ~50% MaxMaximum ~80% ~[50-80%] [...] Past performance does not guarantee future results. The quoted performance reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect during those periods. Returns would have been lower without the waivers and reimbursements. # Privates Portfolio CTEK's private portfolio includes select investments in high-quality companies. [as of February 28, 2026] Positions are subject to change and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. May not include all private holdings or all private company branding due to confidentiality obligations and marketing rights. The Fund’s full portfolio holdings will be publicly available in the Fund’s shareholder reports and other filings made with the SEC. # Interested in investing in CTEK? Download MaterialsContact Coatue [...] MinMinimum ~50% MaxMaximum ~80% ~[50-80%] Long biased, with manager flexibility to reduce gross exposure as needed to mitigate market risk Publicly traded equities Cash, cash-like securities Options, futures, index, foreign exchange hedges ## Private Assets MinMinimum ~20% MaxMaximum ~50% ~[20-50%] Select investments in high-quality companies Non-control pre-IPO growth equity capital Structured equity or debt capital solutions Control equity # Top 10 Positions Position Ticker Sector Geography Strategy %NAV OpenAI - Information Tech North America Private Equity 10.60 Anthropic - Information Tech North America Private Equity 10.34 Revolut - Financials Europe Private Equity 6.94 Taiwan Semiconductor TSM Information Tech Asia-Pacific

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Coatue, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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Coordinates: 41.3265489, -70.0388066

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