Anocca

Anocca

Stockholm, Sweden· Est.
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Private Company

Total funding raised: $47.5M

Overview

Anocca is a private, pre-clinical stage biotech developing next-generation TCR-T cell therapies for cancer. The company has built a proprietary, integrated platform that systematically decodes T-cell biology to identify cancer-selective HLA-peptide targets and match them with optimal T-cell receptors. By focusing on the vast intracellular target space, Anocca aims to address limitations of first-generation cell therapies like CAR-T and create precision treatments for a broader range of solid and hematological cancers. Its approach combines novel engineered cell systems, high-throughput biology, and custom software analytics.

Oncology

Technology Platform

An integrated, systematic platform for TCR-T discovery combining novel engineered human cell systems (eAPC, eTP) to recreate cancer biology in vitro with a custom software ecosystem for data analysis. It is designed to identify cancer-selective HLA-peptide targets and match them with optimal T-cell receptors.

Funding History

4
Total raised:$47.5M
Series B$25M
Series A$10M
Series A$10M
Seed$2.5M

Opportunities

The TCR-T field addresses the limitations of CAR-T by targeting intracellular proteins, opening a vast target space for solid tumors, which represent over 90% of cancers.
Anocca's systematic platform could enable the discovery of novel, best-in-class TCRs against validated shared antigens or personalized neoantigens, positioning it for partnerships or internal pipeline development.

Risk Factors

Major risks include the high technical difficulty of identifying safe and potent TCRs, the unproven validation of the integrated platform, and significant financing requirements in a competitive landscape.
Off-target toxicity and the complex manufacturing of cell therapies present additional long-term development and commercialization hurdles.

Competitive Landscape

Anocca competes in the rapidly evolving TCR-T space against public companies like Adaptimmune and Immunocore, as well as numerous well-funded private biotechs and large pharma internal efforts. Differentiation relies on the efficiency and output of its proprietary discovery platform. Success depends on demonstrating a superior ability to identify novel, clinically actionable TCR-target pairs.