# Dirk Schneider

> Dirk Schneider is a funding round investor at BackWerk (Essen) backing Franchise and Food Delivery. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BackWerk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backwerk)
- Location: Essen, Germany
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Dirk Schneider is a funding round investor at BackWerk in Essen focused on Franchise and Food Delivery. Dirk Schneider is Co-Founder at BackWerk.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2.4M–$3.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Franchise | 1 | 33% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |
| Last Mile Transportation | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pottsalat | Pottsalat provider of delivery service intended to deliver freshly prepared salads & Bowls. | $2.2M |  | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Pottsalat | Pottsalat provider of delivery service intended to deliver freshly prepared salads & Bowls. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| Pottsalat | Pottsalat provider of delivery service intended to deliver freshly prepared salads & Bowls. | $2.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 12, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [kopa ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kopa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [kopa ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wi-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About BackWerk

VC Fund · Essen, Germany

BackWerk is a retail company that specializes in baked goods. The company was founded by Hans Limmer and Dirk Schneider in 2003 and is based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

1 contacts available at BackWerk.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dirk Schneider | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-schneider |

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## FAQ

### What does Dirk Schneider invest in?

Dirk Schneider invests primarily in Franchise, Food Delivery and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Dirk Schneider's check size?

Dirk Schneider typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$3.3M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dirk Schneider participates in.

### When did Dirk Schneider last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dirk Schneider closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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