Florida Trend: Chasing AlphaTuesday, November 1, 2005
In Florida, there are approximately 150 funds and a host of businesses and professionals to serve them &endash; even a business founded by two young entrepreneurs that tracks hedge funds. HedgeCo.net, a 5-year-old West Palm Beach firm founded by New Yorkers Evan Rapoport, 32, a University of Florida grad, and Andrew Schneider, 31, gathers information on hedge funds and disseminates it to investors who meet the SEC's $1.5-million minimum net worth definition of qualified investors. HedgeCo also consults for startup funds such as Levy's.

- Alterna Capital Management
- Apogee Global Advisors
- Arrowpoint Partners
- Asset Alliance
- Avalon Real Estate Funds
- Berkeley Quantitative
- Caravel Management
- Cayman Development Fund
- Charles German Capital Management
- Demeter Capital
- Diker Management
- Dutchess Capital Management
- Eternia Capital Management
- First Lenox International
- The Grayson Fund
- LibertyView Capital Management
- Lyford Group International
- Magna Group
(in developement) - New Energy Fund
- Oridun Capital Management
- Paragon
- Passport Capital
- Rosenthal Capital Management
- Spurs Capital
- Tudor McLeod
- Washington Asset Advisors