Tiger Global’s $65 Billion Man Shrugs Off China Crackdown Threat

Chase Coleman is the name most Wall Street professionals associate with Tiger Global Management, the investment firm known for its hot hand in internet startups and early bets on China.

But it’s a lesser-known leader, Scott Shleifer, who’s burnishing his own brand as head of Tiger’s booming venture-capital business, where assets have more than tripled to $65 billion in just a year and now account for almost two-thirds of the firm’s total.

His unit recently took a big step toward hitting a $10 billion target for its biggest venture fund on record. Yet Shleifer, even with his growing ...