Tech Company Financing Transactions

Tacalyx Funding Round

Tacalyx closed a $13 million Seed funding round on 4/29/2026. Investors included Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Creathor Venture and Eurazeo.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/29/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,000,000
Round
Seed
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to see TCX-201, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) against an undisclosed TACA, through preclinical development while advancing the its broader pipeline.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
Magnusstr. 11
Berlin, 12489
Germany
Email Address
Overview
Tacalyx was founded in 2019 as a spin-out of the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) in Potsdam, Germany, with the help of Prof. Dr. Peter Seeberger and Dr. Oren Moscovitz. We strive to develop novel anticancer therapeutics targeting Tumor Associated Carbohydrate Antigens (TACAs)
Profile
Tacalyx LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Tacalyx Company Twitter Account
Company News
Tacalyx News
Facebook
Tacalyx on Facebook
YouTube
Tacalyx on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jean Engela
  Jean Engela LinkedIn Profile  Jean Engela Twitter Account  Jean Engela News  Jean Engela on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Kajo Wiest
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Chief Scientific Officer
Peter Sondermann
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