Strategy & Portfolio
Momentum Investing
An investment style that prioritizes investing in companies showing strong recent growth, regardless of valuation — the opposite of value investing.
Momentum investing in the VC context describes the practice of investing in companies based primarily on recent growth velocity, often accepting high valuations justified by the momentum itself. Tiger Global became famous for momentum-style VC investing — moving fast, doing minimal diligence, and betting that the growth trajectory would justify the price. In public markets, momentum investing means buying stocks that have recently outperformed. The 2021 bubble featured heavy momentum investing — high valuations were justified by 3-6 months of strong growth, often without deeper analysis of unit economics or competitive moats. Momentum investing can generate strong early returns but is vulnerable to sharp corrections when growth decelerates.