# Arie Belldegrun

> Arie Belldegrun is a Series A investor at Bellco Capital backing Biotechnology and Medical. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bellco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bellco-capital)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arie-belldegrun-2251bb45

Arie Belldegrun is a Series A investor at Bellco Capital in Los Angeles focused on Biotechnology and Medical. Arie Belldegrun is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Bellco Capital, a Co-Chairman at Breakthrough Properties, an Executive Chairman and Co-Founder at Allogene Therapeutics, the Founder, Chairman, President, and CEO of Kite Pharma, and the Chairman and Partner at Two River. He attended Hadassah Medical School and Harvard Medical School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 80% |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Baby | 1 | 20% |
| Chemical | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ByHeart | ByHeart operates as a fully integrated infant nutrition company. It is dedicated to translating leading nutrition science and breastmilk research into evolved foods and formulas to support babies’ health and parents’ peace of mind. Its products strive to be next to nature made from hand-picked ingredients using small-batch blending and sit at theforefront of immune, microbiome, cognitive, and digestive health.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York. | $95M | Series C | May 13, 2024 |  |
| ByHeart | ByHeart operates as a fully integrated infant nutrition company. It is dedicated to translating leading nutrition science and breastmilk research into evolved foods and formulas to support babies’ health and parents’ peace of mind. Its products strive to be next to nature made from hand-picked ingredients using small-batch blending and sit at theforefront of immune, microbiome, cognitive, and digestive health.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York. | $70M | Series A | Apr 15, 2020 |  |
| Kronos Bio | Kronos Bio focuses on the research and development of first-in-class therapies that modulate historically recalcitrant cancer targets.It develops therapies that modulate historically undruggable targets. The company leverages deep capabilities in high-throughput small-molecule microarrays (SMM), targeted protein degradation, and cancer biology inorder to identify potent and selective compounds against transcription factors and other central drivers of oncogenic signaling. | $105M | Series A | Jul 18, 2019 |  |
| Arno Therapeutics | Arno Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value through the development of innovative products for the treatment of cancer patients. | $8M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 16, 2016 |  |
| Kite Pharma | Kite Pharma is a privately held development stage biotechnology company engaged in the design and development of pioneering immune-based targeted therapies to treat different cancer indications. Kite has a portfolio of proprietary product candidates designed to stimulate the patient's own immune system to fight tumor cells. These potentialtherapies could provide novel strategies for the treatment and management of a wide range of tumor types. | $50M | Debt Financing | May 02, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D1 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d1-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OCV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ocv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Polaris Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polaris-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Red Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-sea-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Two River](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/two-river) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bellco Capital

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Bellco Capital is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California.

1 contacts available at Bellco Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arie Belldegrun | Co-Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arie-belldegrun |

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## FAQ

### What does Arie Belldegrun invest in?

Arie Belldegrun invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Arie Belldegrun last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Arie Belldegrun closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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