# Tacalyx funding: rounds and investors > Tacalyx has raised $28M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include KurmaPartners, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Idinvest Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tacalyx (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Tacalyx* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Biotech Healthcare Raised 7 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$28M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 3 sources **$7.7M** Seed **$7.5M** Seed **$13M** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $13M Apr 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 7 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$7.7M** Seed **$7.5M** Seed **$13M** Seed - **First round:** Seed, $7.7M - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.7 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Seed **$13M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Source recorded - **Jun 2024** Seed **$7.5M** *3 returning* [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Source recorded - **Sept 2019** Seed **$7.7M** *6 new* [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) Lead [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Lead [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) [Creathor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creathor-ventures) [Coparion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coparion) Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Tacalyx's own website: 5 on the team. - **Jean Engela** CEO - **Kajo Wiest** Head of Finance and Administration - **Prof. Matthias Ocker** Head of Experimental Medicine - **Alena Horn** Office Manager - **Dr. Klaus Schollmeier** Chairman of the Board ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2019 **Seed** 2024 **Seed** 2026 [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) L [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) L [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) [Creathor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creathor-ventures) [Coparion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coparion) ## Everyone who backed them [KurmaPartners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kurmapartners) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Corporate VC **3** rounds, led 1 [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) Private equity **3** rounds [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) Private equity **1** round [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) VC firm **1** round [Creathor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creathor-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Coparion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coparion) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tacalyx). ## Quick answers about Tacalyx ### Who invested in Tacalyx? Tacalyx's investors include KurmaPartners, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Idinvest Partners, Eurazeo and HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Tacalyx raised? Tacalyx has raised $28M across 3 rounds since 2019. ### When did Tacalyx last raise? Tacalyx's most recent round was a Seed of $13M in Apr 2026. ### What was Tacalyx's biggest round? Its most recent round, $13M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Tacalyx first? Tacalyx's first round on record, in Sept 2019, was backed by KurmaPartners, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Idinvest Partners and 3 others. ### What stage is Tacalyx at? Tacalyx's latest named round is a Seed, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Tacalyx based? Tacalyx is based in Germany. ### Who led Tacalyx's rounds? KurmaPartners led the Seed in 2019. ## Companies like Tacalyx In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Cellbox Solutions** $4.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellbox-solutions)[**ViferaXS** $14M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/viferaxs)[**Arab Therapy** $2.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arab-therapy)[**Pentixapharm** $40M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pentixapharm)[**Pacifico Biolabs** $11M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacifico-biolabs)[**smartbax** $5.5M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartbax) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app