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Urs Cete

Investor

Founding Partner at BDMI

New York, New York, United States

FoundedBoostr

About

Urs Cete pairs formal German business training with hands‑on hardware tinkering—he often works with a soldering iron—and leverages his Bertelsmann CEO‑office background to connect startups to global media business units.

Invests in

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechGamingMedia & Entertainment

Experience

  1. 1745 VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  2. PercentBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. boostrBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York, United States
  4. BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media InvestmentsManaging Partner2006 — 2025New York
  5. ZergNetMember of the Board2014 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. SkimlinksBoard Member2011 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  7. CrowdTwist, Inc.Board Observer2011 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. StyleHaul, Inc.Board member2013 — 2014Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. MojivaBoard member2008 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. Blue Lion Mobile (Qeep)Board member2007 — 2014Cologne Bonn Region
  11. Bertelsmann AGDirector Corporate Controlling & Strategy2004 — 2006
  12. Handelshochschule LeipzigPhD Candidate2000 — 2004

Education

  1. HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementDipl.Kfm (comparable to 5 year BA/MBA), Finance and Strategy1998 — 2000
  2. Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance1999 — 2000

Skills & more

SaaS6Start-up VenturesSeed CapitalMentoringDriving ResultsData ScienceStart-ups91Entrepreneurship45Venture Capital84Mergers6Strategic Partnerships55Corporate Development37
+12 moreStrategyMergers & AcquisitionsManagementPrivate EquityMobile DevicesBusiness DevelopmentDigital MediaBusiness StrategyLeadershipTeam LeadershipProduct ManagementFinancial Modeling

Languages English · French · German · Spanish · Turkish

  • Data Science PrincipalsHarvard Online
  • Bertelsmann: Managing Strategy for ActionHarvard Business School Executive Education

From Urs's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 2

BoostrBoard seat

via BDMI · filed Aug 2020 · $7.1M raise

7hops.com, Inc.Board seat

via BDMI · filed Oct 2015 · $3.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at BDMI

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