Nanotech mutual fund?

from the let's-put-our-money-where-our-mouths-are dept.
eeex writes "I am wondering as to what the Nanodot community thinks of establishing a mutual fund for investing in stocks of nanotech companies and companies in related areas. Would people invest in such a thing or is it still too early?…Are there enough companies out there doing real nanotech research to justify setting up some sort of mutual fund or at least an investment club/partnership? And more to the point, is there anyone out there actively trying to set up such a fund?" CP: Yes, one or two of the Foresight Senior Associates are looking into doing this. Read more for the full post. eeex writes "I am wondering as to what the Nanodot community thinks of establishing a mutual fund for investing in stocks of nanotech companies and companies in related areas. Would people invest in such a thing or is it still too early? Also, how many of the companies listed here (http://www.nanotechinvesting.com/nanoplayers.htm) or here (http://www.nanoinvestornews.com/ ) are actually Nanotechnology companies in the same sense that the Foresight Institute uses the word, and how many of them are just hoping to profit from the "nano-hype"? I posted a story about a company called NanoWorld Projects on Nanodot earlier and judging by the responses most of you thought it was not a "true" nanotechnology company. Are there enough companies out there doing real nanotech research to justify setting up some sort of mutual fund or at least an investment club/partnership? And more to the point, is there anyone out there actively trying to set up such a fund?"