Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which specialises in early stage and late stage ventures.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Hedge fund |
| Founded | October 1999 |
| Founder | Ole Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott |
| Headquarters | , US |
| AUM | US$59 billion (31 March 2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.[2][3]
Ole Andreas Halvorsen previously worked for Julian Robertson at the firm Tiger Management, making Viking one of the 30 or more so-called "Tiger Cubs," funds founded by managers who started their investment careers with Tiger Management.[4]
In June 2017, Viking announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[5]
Viking has offices in Greenwich, where it is headquartered, New York, Hong Kong, London and San Francisco.[6]