Founder of Tiger Global — one of Julian Robertson's "Tiger Cubs" and among the largest investors in internet companies.
Life story
Charles Payson "Chase" Coleman III was born in 1975 in Glen Head, on New York's Long Island, into a wealthy family. Through his grandmother he descends from Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam. His father is a lawyer at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; his mother runs an interior design firm.
He attended Deerfield Academy and then Williams College (class of 1997), where he co-captained the lacrosse team.
How they got started
In 1997, the year he graduated, Coleman joined legendary hedge fund manager Julian Robertson's Tiger Management as a technology analyst. When Robertson closed his fund in 2000, he entrusted Coleman with more than $25 million, making him one of the best-known "Tiger Cubs" Robertson backed.
In March 2001 he launched Tiger Technology, later renamed Tiger Global Management. Scott Shleifer joined in 2003 and built the private equity and venture arm. The firm was an early investor in companies such as Facebook and LinkedIn, then invested widely in internet companies in India, China and other emerging markets.
Today Tiger Global runs two roughly equal strategies: public equities (a hedge fund and a long-only fund) and private/venture investments. Assets under management were reported at about $55.9 billion as of May 2024.
Investment style
Tiger Global is a growth investor focused on internet, software, consumer technology and fintech companies. Drawing on Robertson's school of deep fundamental research, it takes large stakes in what it sees as category winners and holds them for long periods.
In the late 2010s the firm became known for investing in private companies at great speed and volume. That approach generated huge gains during the boom but also large losses when tech stocks fell.
Best decisions
Early Facebook and LinkedIn
Tiger Global invested in Facebook (Meta) and LinkedIn while they were still private — establishing Coleman's reputation as an internet investor.
Flipkart
An early backer of Indian e-commerce leader Flipkart, which was later acquired by Walmart.
2020
Amid the pandemic tech boom, Tiger Global generated $10.4 billion for its investors — among the best hedge fund results that year. Coleman personally reportedly earned about $2.5 billion.
Biggest mistakes
The 2022 collapse
As interest rates rose and tech stocks fell, Tiger Global's hedge fund ended the year down 56% and its long-only fund down 67%. By LCH Investments' estimate, its investors lost about $18 billion in a single year — apparently the largest hedge fund loss of 2022 — wiping out more than 70% of the gains made in 2001–2021. Many private investments made at high valuations were also marked down.
Today
In 2026 Coleman is 51 and still leads Tiger Global. Scott Shleifer, who built the private equity business, moved to an advisory role in November 2023. After the 2022 losses the fund began recovering, gaining about 24% in 2024 as tech stocks rose.
What to learn from following the portfolio
- Tiger Global's portfolio is concentrated in technology and internet companies — a good gauge of "smart money" sentiment in that sector.
- The fund can change positions quickly, while 13F lags by 45 days: what you see may already be stale. Long-held and increased positions are more reliable signals than short-lived ones.
- As 2022 showed, an aggressive growth style can produce deep drawdowns — copying without risk control is dangerous.
- Halal lens: technology and software companies often carry little debt and are more likely to pass halal screens; fintech, lending and payment companies, as well as entertainment platforms, may not. Check each position's halal status on the Portfolio tab.
An introduction based on public sources — not investment advice. Spotted an error? Let us know.