Looks suspicious. The "Team" is not really that impressive, if you consider the lineup for either a startup tech or a new finance firm. Seems like the guys in NY are just hyping up a new business, Silly-con Valley style.
Why no bioinformatics experts? Aren't they the best non-wallstreet algo experts? None are interested?
Any new algorithms discovered would have to be discovered deep in the bowels of academia or kept hush hush by an investment bank.