Chase Coleman

Chase Coleman studied history at Williams College and began his career directly under Julian Robertson at Tiger Management. When Robertson closed Tiger in 2000, he provided Coleman with $25 million in seed capital to start his own fund. Coleman founded Tiger Global Management in 2001 and rapidly demonstrated that his instincts for identifying high-quality technology businesses were exceptional. Tiger Global pioneered a hybrid strategy combining public equity investments in technology companies with direct private venture investments in the same companies at earlier stages — allowing the fund to capture value across the entire capital structure of high-growth tech businesses. His early investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, JD.com, and dozens of other technology leaders generated extraordinary returns. Tiger Global grew to manage approximately $95 billion at its peak, making Coleman one of the wealthiest and most powerful investors of his generation. The fund suffered a sharp drawdown in 2022 as growth equity valuations collapsed after years of easy money — losing roughly half its value — but Coleman's track record over the full period from 2001 to 2022 remained exceptional. Coleman exemplifies the Tiger Cub phenomenon: Robertson's talent for identifying and mentoring future exceptional investors proved nearly as impactful as his own investing success, creating an investor dynasty spanning multiple generations.