ARCA biopharma, Inc. announced that Jacob Ma-Weaver has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Ma-Weaver is the Managing Member of Cable Car Capital LLC, an investment adviser he founded in 2013. Cable Car Capital LLC is the General Partner of The Funicular Fund, LP, a hedge fund.

Since 2013, Mr. Ma-Weaver has been continuously involved in implementing the firm's investment approach through the fund and its predecessor accounts. From 2012 to 2013, Mr. Ma-Weaver was employed as an investment analyst at Amici Capital LLC, where he focused on healthcare. He was previously employed as an equity research associate at Dodge & Cox and a corporate finance business analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Ma-Weaver received a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature & Society and Economics and a Master of Arts in Statistics from Columbia University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.