BUZZ in theHUB: Genotrope’s Startup Watch

Company Name: the UpDown

Company URL: http://www.theupdown.com/

Citation URL: http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/2007/07/bostons_updown.html

Formation Date: 2007

Funding Status: seed round

Investors: Swiss angel investor Joachim Schoss

Founders or Execs past companies: Boston Consulting Group, Experience.com, Harvard MBA’s

Industry: consumer web financial

Offering Descripton: financial social networking Its strategy involves starting a hedge fund using community-based investment strategies derived from its web site member community.