Up-and-Coming Tiger Grandcub Flight Deck Jumps 20 Percent as Peers Falter

The Jay Kahn–led hedge fund shrugs off first-quarter turmoil, building on last year’s blockbuster returns.

Stephen Taub April 7, 2026

March — and for some, the whole first quarter — was a disaster for many hedge funds. But one little-known emerging Tiger Grandcub seemingly shrugged off the market volatility.Flight Deck Capital, a tech-oriented hedge fund headed by onetime Light Street Capital Management partner Jay Kahn,

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