Mentee Testimony
"Without Roland, I, like many others, probably wouldn’t be a founder. He was the one who pushed me from “I have an idea” to actually launching, and his advice on product, fundraising and strategy directly led to raising our first round. He makes starting feel obvious instead of scary, and somehow you walk away from every conversation having decided to do the thing you were afraid of 10 minutes earlier."
Victor Bellu
About
Roland Fassauer is a software entrepreneur, CODE University professor and Outperformer.VC general partner with experience building and investing in startups.
General Partner, Outperformer.VC
Roland Fassauer is a software entrepreneur and General Partner at Outperformer.VC, which finances selected follow-on investment opportunities alongside angels and early-stage funds. He worked through Intershop’s formative growth and IPO era, later co-founded technology consultancy Mobizcorp and served as CIO at RECHNUNG.de. His experience spans software development, company building and early-stage investing.
Fassauer is also a professor at CODE University, where his teaching draws on entrepreneurship and project-based learning. His work with startups emphasizes customer validation, product decisions and go-to-market strategy. He published the startup book Outperformer in 2025. His investing background and software operating roles inform his perspective on fundraising and technical architecture.
Experience Roland brings to founders
- Customer validation
- Software product strategy
- Go-to-market
- Fundraising
- Technical architecture
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Roland Fassauer.
Ventures
Outperformer.VC
General Partner
Mobizcorp
Co-founder
RECHNUNG.de
Former CIO
HeyLara
Co-founder
Highlights
- Worked at Intershop during its growth and IPO era.
- Co-founded Mobizcorp and later served as CIO at RECHNUNG.de.
- Published Outperformer in 2025.
Questionsfounders ask aboutRoland Fassauer
Who is Roland Fassauer?
Roland Fassauer is a software entrepreneur, CODE University professor and Outperformer.VC general partner with experience building and investing in startups.
What experience does Roland Fassauer bring to mentoring?
Their experience spans customer validation, software product strategy, go-to-market, fundraising and technical architecture.
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