Iskender Dirik - MD/CEO Microsoft ScaleUp & Microsoft for Startups @ Microsoft

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Primary Job Title MD/CEO Microsoft ScaleUp & Microsoft for Startups
Primary Organization
Microsoft

Location Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

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Iskender Dirik is managing director at Microsoft ScaleUp Berlin, the highly exclusive global accelerator for innovative tech startups at Microsoft. Furthermore, he is a venture partner at EQT Ventures, one of the largest VC funds in Europe. Iskender has also founded numerous startups, large data and machine learning technologies at large companies,

providing consulting services to DAX companies on online marketing matters. At present, he is especially focused on AI topics.

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Penzilla	Delin Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Penzilla	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Iskender Dirik

has

current jobs as

Managing Director & General Manager

Samsung NEXT

and

MD/CEO Microsoft ScaleUp & Microsoft for Startups

Microsoft

. Additionally,

Iskender Dirik

has had

past jobs including

Managing Director

Bauer Venture

Samsung NEXT Managing Director & General ManagerOct 2019
Microsoft MD/CEO Microsoft ScaleUp & Microsoft for StartupsMay 1, 2017

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Bauer Venture	Managing Director	Jan 1, 2015	Apr 30, 2017
Bauer Media	M&A (Digital)	Jan 1, 2015	Dec 31, 2015
C3	Managing Director	Mar 1, 2009	Dec 31, 2014

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Iskender Dirik

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board

Starmind

Venture advisor

EQT Ventures

, and

Portfolio Company

Yummly

Starmind Member of the BoardMay 29, 2019
EQT Ventures Venture advisorMay 1, 2017
Yummly Portfolio CompanyAug 1, 2014

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Contorion	Board Member	Apr 1, 2015	May 1, 2017
CareerFoundry	Portfolio Company	Mar 1, 2016	May 1, 2017
navabi	Board Member	Apr 1, 2015	—

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