Iskender Dirik

Three People in One Room Who See the Inside of Every Funding Round

On April 15, I’m joining Florian Heinemann and Peter Möllmann for something worth clearing your calendar for.

Florian is Founding Partner at Project A Ventures. He has backed over 80 companies, was part of building Zalando from the ground up, and has sat on more investment committees than most founders will ever pitch to. When he talks about how VCs actually filter and evaluate deals — what makes them move fast, what makes them pass — he’s not describing a theory. He’s describing Tuesday.

Peter is the Founder of PXR and one of Germany’s most recognized VC lawyers, ranked by Chambers Global, JUVE, and Legal 500. He has been inside hundreds of financing rounds on the legal and structural side. He knows what happens when a term sheet lands — what founders miss, what they accept without realizing the cost, and where deals quietly fall apart.

I work with early-stage founders on fundraising strategy and narrative. My part of the equation is the process itself: how to build momentum, how to create competitive tension, how to make investors feel like they’re running out of time — in a way that’s real, not manufactured.

Three different angles. All from inside the room.
Together, we’ll cover how VCs decide (and what they don’t say out loud), how to engineer healthy fundraising FOMO, and what actually matters once the term sheet hits the table.

This is a curated masterclass. Spots are limited by design.
If you’re preparing a round — Seed through Series B — and you want to understand the full picture before you start: April 15 is the date.
Request your spot here: https://gatsby.events/pxr/rsvp/register?e=fundraising-masterclass

€15M Series A for Photoncycle. Congrats to Bjorn, Elina, and the team.
Seasonal energy storage - storing summer solar for winter use - is one of those solutions that becomes inevitable once you understand the problem.
Glad I could support on the equity story.