Jacob Ma-Weaver serves as Portfolio Manager and Managing Member of Cable Car Capital LLC, founded in 2013. He holds a BA in Comparative Literature & Society and Economics plus an MA in Statistics from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder. His professional experience spans investment analysis at Amici Capital, equity research at Dodge & Cox, and corporate finance at McKinsey & Company. Ma-Weaver has served on public company boards including ARCA Biopharma and has evolved from traditional stock picking to sophisticated multi-strategy fund management. He demonstrates expertise in short selling, particularly hard catalyst situations, and has developed specialized capabilities in litigation funding, international IPO arbitrage, and biotech activism.

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Cable Car Capital employs a sophisticated multi-strategy approach recognizing the rarity of attractive investment opportunities and limitations of traditional due diligence. The firm seeks to protect capital during market declines through strategic short selling while maintaining concentrated positions in high-conviction ideas. Their investment philosophy encompasses activist and catalyst-driven strategies, litigation funding, structured financings, and active engagement with undervalued companies. The firm focuses on U.S. micro-cap and small-cap equities across healthcare, financials, and technology sectors with emphasis on governance issues and special situations. They maintain a risk-conscious approach while pursuing multiple uncorrelated alpha sources through their diversified strategy platform.

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