Coatue Management
Investor
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Investor
Schema.org type: Organization
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1999
Founder: Philippe Laffont
Co-founders: Thomas Laffont
Sector: Technology investment
Commercial role: Technology-focused investment firm
Geographic focus: Global
Known for: Co-leading N26's 2021 Series E funding round
Official website: <a href="https://www.coatue.com/">coatue.com</a>
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coatue_Management">Wikipedia entry</a>
Entity Profile
Overview
Coatue Management LLC is a New York-based technology investment firm founded in 1999 by Philippe Laffont, with his brother Thomas Laffont as co-founder. The firm invests across public and private markets, with an emphasis on technology, media, telecommunications, and adjacent consumer and healthcare sectors. It is headquartered in New York City and maintains additional offices internationally.
Why this entity matters
Coatue is one of the better-known technology-focused investment platforms operating across both listed equities and private growth companies. Its private-market activity places it among the institutional backers of large late-stage technology and financial-technology businesses.
Role in the startup, technology, investment, or innovation ecosystem
Coatue commits capital to growth-stage private companies alongside its public strategies. In October 2021 it co-led the Series E funding round of the German digital bank N26, a financing of more than 900 million US dollars that valued the company at over 9 billion US dollars. Reporting at the time described it as the largest funding round for a digital bank in Europe.
Selected relationships and affiliations
Coatue was founded by Philippe Laffont, who serves as its portfolio manager, with Thomas Laffont as co-founder. In the N26 Series E it co-led the round together with Third Point, joined by Dragoneer Investment Group and existing N26 investors.
Startuprad.io relevance
Coatue Management appears in Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas coverage of N26 (Edition 3) as one of the two firms that co-led the company's 2021 Series E round. Its participation illustrates the international, technology-oriented investor base behind one of Germany's highest-valued startups.
Public source context
The firm's founding year, founders, and headquarters are drawn from public company sources and reference material. Its role in the N26 financing is documented in the company's Series E announcement and contemporaneous business reporting.