Arie Belldegrun
InvestorManaging Partner at Vida Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Surgeon-scientist and former UCLA urologic oncologist turned serial biotech founder (Kite, Allogene) and venture cofounder, bringing a bench-to-bedside-to-boardroom perspective shaped by personal cancer experience and early immunotherapy advocacy.
Invests in
BiotechHealthtech
Experience
- Kite PharmaChairman
Deals · 3
MeridianMade, Inc.Board seat
via Vida Ventures · filed Jul 2026 · $20.3M raise
ByHeartBoard seat
via Vida Ventures · filed May 2026 · $95.5M raise
IconOVir BioBoard seat
via Vida Ventures · filed Jun 2023 · $20.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Vida Ventures
Alessandro Giacometti
Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at Vida Ventures
Alex Loftis
Principal at Vida Ventures
Alex Mejia
Executive Services Manager at Vida Ventures
Alex Shen
Director of Operations at Vida Ventures
Andy Kadlec
Senior Associate at Vida Ventures
Anita Keenan
Executive Assistant at Vida Ventures
Arjun Goyal
Managing Director at Vida Ventures
Brian Goodman
Managing Director at Vida Ventures
Network5
Amy Schulman
Managing Partner at Polaris Partners
David Schenkein
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Jakob Loven
Partner at Nextech Invest
Mark Springel
Principal at Vida Ventures
Rajul Jain
Managing Director at Vida Ventures
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