Who founded the American investment management firm that managed Numerai's investment group?
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Numerai Numerai is an AI-run, crowd-sourced hedge fund based in San Francisco. It was created by South African technologist Richard Craib in October 2015. Numerai’s trades are determined by an AI, which is fueled by a network of thousands of anonymous data scientists. Numerai's investment group was led by Howard Morgan of Renaissance Technologies, and its investors include Naval Ravikant.
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Renaissance Technologies Renaissance Technologies LLC is an East Setauket, New York-based American investment management firm founded in 1982 by James Simons, an award-winning mathematician and former Cold War code breaker, which specializes in systematic trading using only quantitative models derived from mathematical and statistical analyses. Renaissance is one of the first highly successful hedge funds using quantitative trading—known as "quant hedge funds"—that rely on powerful computers and sophisticated mathematics to guide investment strategies.
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General Atlantic General Atlantic (also known as "GA") is an American worldwide growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies. GA is based in New York, New York. The firm was founded in 1980 as the captive investment team for Atlantic Philanthropies, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles F. Feeney, the billionaire co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Ltd.
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MedMen MedMen is a management services company and investment manager for the legal cannabis industry based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm was co-founded by Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin in 2010. MedMen has business and investment interests throughout North America.
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Tal Keinan Tal Keinan (born in 1969) is an American-born Israeli entrepreneur and financier and the founder and CEO of Clarity Capital, a New York and Tel Aviv based investment management firm.
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Citadel LLC Citadel (formerly known as Citadel Investment Group, LLC) is an American global financial institution. Founded in 1990 by Kenneth C. Griffin, the company operates two primary businesses: Citadel, one of the world's largest alternative asset managers with more than $25 billion in assets under management; and Citadel Securities, one of the leading market makers in the world, trading products including equities, equity options, and interest rate swaps for retail and institutional clients.
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Fairfield Greenwich Group Fairfield Greenwich Group is an investment firm founded in 1983 in New York City. The firm had among the largest exposures to the Bernard Madoff fraud.
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Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational finance company that engages in global investment banking, investment management, securities, and other financial services including asset management, mergers and acquisitions advice, prime brokerage, and securities underwriting services. It also sponsors private equity funds, is a market maker, and is a primary dealer in the United States Treasury security market. Goldman Sachs also owns GS Bank USA, a direct bank.
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Eaton Vance Eaton Vance Corp. is one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating back to 1924.
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Susan Wagner Susan Lynne Wagner (born 1961) is an American financial executive. Wagner is one of the co-founders, former Vice Chairman, and Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock, an American multinational investment management corporation. BlackRock is the largest asset management firm in the world with over $5.1 trillion in assets under management in 2014. Wagner is the architect and one of the key strategists behind BlackRock that helped propel it to become the largest asset manager in the world. She has been named to several lists of the most powerful women in the world, including those compiled by "Forbes", Crain Communications, the "Financial Times", and "Fortune".
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Marc Spilker Marc A. Spilker (born June 28, 1964) is an American financial executive and investor. He is a founding Partner of GPS Investment Partners LLC and Chairman of Chiron Investment Management LLC.
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The Blackstone Group The Blackstone Group L.P. is an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management and financial services firm based in New York City. As the largest alternative investment firm in the world, Blackstone specializes in private equity, credit and hedge fund investment strategies.
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Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar, Inc. is an investment research and investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Andrey Yakunin Andrey Yakunin (Андрей Якунин) (born 1975) is a London-based businessman, chairman of the National Alternative Investment Management Association (NAIMA) in Russia, and the co-founder of VIY Management.
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Private Equity Growth Capital Council The American Investment Council (AIC), formerly the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC), is a lobbying, advocacy, and research organization based in Washington, D.C., that was launched by a consortium of private equity firms in February 2007. It focuses on defending and promoting the private equity and growth capital investment industry to lawmakers and the public at large. Its members include some of the world's largest private equity firms.
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Leon G. Cooperman Leon G. "Lee" Cooperman (born April 25, 1943) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He is the chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, a New York-based investment advisory firm managing over $3.5 billion in assets under management, the majority consisting of his personal wealth.
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The Gores Group The Gores Group is a global private equity firm specializing in acquiring and partnering with mature and growing businesses. The company was founded by its CEO and chairman, Alec E. Gores.
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George M. Ferris George M. Ferris (1893–1992) was an American investment banker and philanthropist. Among other roles, he was a founder, president, and chairman of the Washington Stock Exchange.
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MacAndrews &amp; Forbes MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated is an American diversified holding company wholly owned by billionaire investor Ronald Perelman.
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Gerald Tsai Gerald Tsai Jr. (; March 10, 1929 – July 9, 2008) was a billionaire investor and philanthropist who helped build Fidelity Investments into a mutual fund powerhouse.
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Gerry Parsky Gerald L. Parsky is an American financier, philanthropist, and public servant. He serves as chairman of Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private investment firm managing over $2.0 billion of private equity capital.
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Soros Fund Management Soros Fund Management, LLC is a private American investment management firm. It is currently structured as a family office but formerly as a hedge fund. The firm was founded in 1969 by George Soros and in 2010 was reported to be one of the most profitable firms in the hedge fund industry, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades. It is headquartered at 250 West 55th Street in New York City.