# Arcus Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Arcus Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 14 investments on record, latest Aug 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcus-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Arcus Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $36M, Apr 2014 VC firm

Series B Series A Series C Advanced Materials Therapeutics

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record

Since the last cheque **2638** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$25M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Arcus Ventures highlights

- 01 14 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 64% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Advanced Materials Therapeutics
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Cleave Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleave-therapeutics)** Series C · US · Businesswire **$12M** With 8 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Cleave Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleave-bioscience)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$37M** With 2 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Exosome Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosome-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$18M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[XTuit Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/xtuit-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US **$22M** With 4 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[TRACON Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracon-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US **$27M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Epic Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/epic-sciences)** Series C · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Exosome Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exosome-diagnostics)** Series B · US **$27M** With 4 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Mar** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series E · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$40M** With 9 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Molecular Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecular-imaging)** Series A · US · molecularimaging.com **$9.9M** With 3 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series D · US · masshightech.com **$23M** With 9 others
- **May** **[Molecular Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecular-imaging)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[TRACON Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/tracon-pharmaceuticals)** Series A · US · traconpharma.com **$14M** With 1 other
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Vascular Pathways](https://millionrounds.com/company/vascular-pathways)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$14M** With 3 others
- **May** **[T2 Biosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/t2-biosystems)** Series C · US · onbiovc.com **$15M** With 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named**

JB **James B. Dougherty** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SL **Steven L. Soignet** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$36M**

raised in Apr 2014

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series B Series A Series C

Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *5*
- Series A *4*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *1*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2019

Often in the room with

- [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) 4
- [Camros Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camros-capital) 3
- [Flagship Pioneering, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc) 3
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 3
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 3
- [Partners Healthcare Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-healthcare-group) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Arcus Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Camros Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camros-capital)[**Flagship Pioneering, LLC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-pioneering-llc)[**Flybridge** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Partners Healthcare Group** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-healthcare-group)[**Physic Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/physic-ventures)[**WS Investments** Investment firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ws-investments)[**Aisling Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aisling-capital)[**Baird Capital** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baird-capital)[**Forbion Capital Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forbion-capital-partners)[**NGN Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngn-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Arcus Ventures put money into.

[**Cleave Therapeutics** $12M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleave-therapeutics)

## Quick answers about Arcus Ventures

### What does Arcus Ventures invest in?

Arcus Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advanced Materials and Therapeutics.

### How active is Arcus Ventures?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

### What has Arcus Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cleave Therapeutics (Series C, Aug 2019) and Cleave Bioscience (Series B, Aug 2016).

### How big are Arcus Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

### Does Arcus Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Arcus Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Arcus Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

### Who does Arcus Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Polaris Partners (4 rounds together), Camros Capital (3 rounds together) and Flagship Pioneering, LLC (3 rounds together).

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