Coatue
New York, NY · Invests in US; Europe; Asia; MENA; North America · Website
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The best investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of innovation and scale. We invest across the full lifecycle from seed to public markets, focusing on technology companies that will transform sectors globally with particular conviction in AI-enabled platforms and infrastructure.
Likely not a fit for
Non-technology companies, consumer discretionary without strong network effects, businesses without scalable unit economics
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $70B
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
14 contacts on file
Portfolio
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Databricks is a leading Data and AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and scale data and AI applications, analytics, and agents. With a unified Data Intelligence Platform, it serves over 20,000 organizations globally, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500.
Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that allows users to design, prototype, and collaborate on projects in real-time.
Media kits are professional documents showcasing brand assets; Notion offers various templates for creating them.
DoorDash is an on-demand delivery platform that connects customers with local restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers. It allows users to order food, groceries, alcohol, and convenience items directly from the DoorDash website or app.
Uber is a technology platform that reimagines the way the world moves, offering services for rides, food delivery, and logistics. It aims to provide seamless transportation solutions while committing to sustainability and safety.
Instacart powers the future of grocery by partnering with retailers to provide customers with access to the food they love, while saving them time.
Snap Inc. is the parent company of Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app known for its ephemeral content, including Stories and Lenses. The platform offers innovative features like augmented reality tools and advertising solutions for businesses, catering to a diverse audience of users and creators.
Spotify is a leading global audio streaming service with millions of users and subscribers. It offers access to millions of songs and podcasts.
Scale AI is a leading provider of data-centric solutions that empower enterprises and governments to build, deploy, and manage AI applications. With a focus on delivering high-quality data and full-stack technologies, Scale AI supports the development of reliable AI systems for critical decision-making across various sectors.
ClickHouse is an open-source column-oriented database management system designed for real-time analytics and generating analytical reports using SQL queries.
Supabase is the Postgres development platform that provides a full-featured, scalable backend, including a Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs, Edge Functions, Realtime subscriptions, storage, and vector embeddings.
Recent activity
- Apr 2026
Firmus
Growth Round · Lead
- Mar 2026
Norm Ai
Series A · Participated
- Mar 2026
Juicebox
Series B · Lead
- Mar 2026
Silverflow
Series B · Lead
- Mar 2026
Harvey
Growth Round · Lead
- Feb 2026
Anthropic
Series G · Co-Lead
- Jan 2026
Decagon
Series D · Lead
- Jan 2026
Anthropic
Growth Round · Co-Lead
Coatue in the news
TradingView
Coatue, MatX In Talks On New Multibillion Chip-Financing Venture - The Information
2 days ago
The Information
Coatue, MatX in Talks on New Multibillion Chip-Financing Venture
2 days ago
finance.biggo.com
Coatue's Philippe Laffont Bets Nearly a Quarter of His $49 Billion Fund on Three AI Stocks
17 days ago
Business Insider
AI stock sell-off slams stockpicking hedge funds as Whale Rock loses 21.7% in July
1 month ago
Yahoo Finance UK
Coatue's Hedge Fund Sees Worst Drop in More Than a Year
1 month ago
Bloomberg.com
Watch Coatue's Hedge Fund Sees Worst Drop in More Than a Year
1 month ago
Bloomberg.com
Coatue’s Hedge Fund Sinks 8% in Worst Drop in More Than a Year
1 month ago
Seeking Alpha
Tracking Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management Portfolio - Q1 2026 Update
1 month ago
Startup Fortune
Databricks Hits $188 Billion Valuation With New $3 Billion Coatue Round
1 month ago
Bloomberg.com
Coatue’s First Retail-Only Fund Raises $8 Billion in 15 Months
1 month ago
WSJ
Exclusive | Databricks Set to Hit $188 Billion Valuation With New Investment From Coatue
1 month ago
The New York Times
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Nears a Big Fund-Raising Round
2 months ago
TradingView
Coatue Hedge Fund Jumps 24.5% This Year on AI Rally
2 months ago
GuruFocus
Coatue Hedge Fund Jumps 24.5% This Year on AI Rally
2 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Coatue Hedge Fund Jumps 24.5% This Year on AI Rally
2 months ago
Briefs Finance
Coatue's June Gain Pushes 2026 Hedge Fund Return Past 24%
2 months ago
MSN
Coatue hedge fund posts 24.5% gain in 2026 rebound
2 months ago
Private Equity Insights
Philippe Laffont’s $70bn Coatue pivots to launch AI crossover fund
2 months ago
Bloomberg.com
Millennium-Backed Aaron Weiner Shutters Fund to Return to Coatue
2 months ago
Business Insider
Hedge fund billionaire Philippe Laffont shares the one type of tech stock he's loading up on
2 months ago
Institutional Investor
Anthropic’s Backers Include a Who’s Who of Hedge Funds
3 months ago
Institutional Investor
These Are Institutional Investor’s 2026 Hedge Fund Rising Stars
3 months ago
Business Wire
Coatue’s CTEK Joins CAIS, Bringing Public-Private Innovation Strategies to Independent Advisors
3 months ago
Data Center Dynamics
Coatue sets up data center venture, partners with Fluidstack for 430MW campus in Indiana
4 months ago
The Real Deal
AI Investor Coatue Launches Data Center Land Venture
4 months ago
WSJ
AI Investor Coatue Joins Data-Center Frenzy With New Venture to Buy Land
4 months ago
TechCrunch
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
4 months ago
Alternatives Watch
Coatue’s CTEK fund joins iCapital Marketplace
4 months ago
TechCrunch
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup
5 months ago
Bloomberg.com
Laffont’s $70 Billion Coatue Looks to Launch New AI, Tech Fund
5 months ago
Institutional Investor
Coatue, Tiger Global, and Rosie
5 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Billionaire Philippe Laffont Has 20% of His Hedge Fund's $39 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Clever AI Stocks
6 months ago
Anthropic
Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation
6 months ago
CNBC
Sequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment, FT reports
7 months ago
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