Scutify’s iOS game turns you into a hedge fund manager

Scutify, maker of apps for investors, is unveiling an iOS app that turns you into a virtual fund manager.

The New York company is launching its Hedge Fund Manage game and a contest in which players can win up to $20,000 in cash. The aim is to turn players into billionaire hedge fund managers, or at least have a chance to learn what these high-level investors managers do. The idea is to inform about stock investing and help junior traders to learn from the best.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.