# DISCO Pharmaceuticals

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/disco-pharmaceuticals

- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Headquarters: Cologne, Germany
- Website: www.discopharma.de/
- Total disclosed funding: $59M
- Latest round: Seed (Feb 28, 2025)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Cologne, Germany, and co-founded by Roman Thomas (CEO) and Johannes Heuckmann (COO) in 2022, DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbH operates as a pharmaceutical company offering a surfaceome mapping platform for viewing the entire cancer cell surface. In December 2025, DISCO Pharmaceuticals GmbH raised EUR 36 million in seed funding co-led by new investors Ackermans & van Haaren and NRW Bank, with participation from returning investors Sofinnova Partners, AbbVie Biotech Ventures, Panakes Partners, and M Ventures.

The company specializes in cancer care by revolutionizing the discovery of molecular targets. DISCO's technology focuses on comprehensive mapping of the cancer cell surface, revealing new druggable targets beyond the scope of traditional proteomics or genomics. The company's mission is to enhance patient care through targeted cancer therapies, with initial projects concentrating on Small Cell Lung Cancer and microsatellite-stable Colorectal Cancer. The scalable drug discovery platform, agnostic to therapeutic modality and modular in application to cellular states, identifies proteins and protein communities, enabling the development of cancer-selective therapies.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Feb 28, 2025, $37M — Sofinnova Partners, Ackermans & van Haaren, NRW Bank, M Ventures, AbbVie Ventures, Panakes Partners
- Seed, Sep 20, 2023, $21M — Sofinnova Partners, AbbVie Ventures, Panakes Partners, M Ventures

## Investors

- Sofinnova Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sofinnova-partners) — Seed
- AbbVie Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/abbvie-ventures) — Seed
- Panakes Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/panakes-partners) — Seed
- M Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/m-ventures) — Seed
- Ackermans & van Haaren (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ackermans-van-haaren) — Seed
- NRW Bank — Seed