# Arcus Investment

> Arcus Investment is a VC fund in London backing Health Care and Beauty. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcus-investment-ltd/
- Website: http://arcusinvest.com

Arcus Investment is an asset management firm that provides an investment platform for value opportunities in Japan to investors.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Arcus Investment. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Arcus Investment. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/arcus-investment?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 100% |
| Beauty | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Pearson | Co-Founder and Head of Portfolio Management (Hong Kong) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-pearson-de44 |
| Peter Tasker | Co-Founder and Strategist (Tokyo) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-tasker |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Innovacell | Innovacell is a biotechnology firm entirely focused on the area of tissue engineering and it operates one of Europe's largest and most modern production facilities for the proliferation of the body's own tissue cells. Its supervisory board is chaired by the experienced financial expert, Dr. Harald Pöttinger, a director of Alpine EquityManagement AG, based in Bregenz, Austria. Innovacell currently employs 20 staff as well as numerous outside experts. |  | Series D | Aug 21, 2025 |  |
| Heartseed | Heartseed is a biotechnology research firm that specializes in the development of purified ventricular cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. The company employs an innovative methodology that involves the creation of cardiomyocyte spheroids, small clusters of heart cells, using stem cells.These spheroids are then surgically implanted into the heart to improve its performance. | $14.3M | Seed | May 25, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alfresa Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfresa-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aska Pharmaceutical](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aska-pharmaceutical) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Felicity Global Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicity-global-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Happiness Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/happiness-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keio Innovation Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keio-innovations-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KOEI TECMO CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koei-tecmo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Arcus Investment invest in?

Arcus Investment invests primarily in Health Care, Beauty and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Arcus Investment?

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### Who are the partners at Arcus Investment?

The team at Arcus Investment includes Mark Pearson (Co-Founder and Head of Portfolio Management (Hong Kong)) and Peter Tasker (Co-Founder and Strategist (Tokyo)). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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