Partner
Urs Cete
Founding Partner, 1745 Ventures
- Firm
- 1745 Ventures
- Title
- Founding Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Urs Cete is a Founding Partner at 1745 Ventures. Before that, he spent more than a decade building and running Bertelsmann's US venture arm, BDMI, where he backed companies like Burq, Boostr, CrowdTwist (acquired by Oracle), Skimlinks (acquired by Connexity), StyleHaul (acquired by RTL Group), Zephr (acquired by Zuora), Zergnet (acquired by Novacap), and a number of others. Earlier in his career, Urs was Chief of Staff to the CEO of Bertelsmann and led corporate strategy projects across its global media businesses. He studied finance and strategy at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, started a PhD there (but wisely escaped before finishing), and holds an MBA from Tulane University. He's been recognized on the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist and was once called a "Power Player in Digital Media"
Background
- Education
- He studied finance and strategy at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, started a PhD there (but wisely escaped before finishing), and holds an MBA from Tulane University.Source (opens in a new tab)
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