Rachel Lauren
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- Full Name
- Rachel Lauren
Background
I could not verify a public investor profile, current firm bio, LinkedIn profile, education history, headshot, or career history for Rachel Lauren from indexed web sources or the current BDMI/1745 Ventures web presence.
The BDMI domain now directs visitors looking for BDMI’s portfolio or team to 1745 Ventures. Axios reported on June 25, 2025 that 1745 Ventures spun out of Bertelsmann Investments with a 50% stake in the portfolio assets of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, and that only Urs Cete and Sim Blaustein from BDMI’s 10-person team were part of 1745 while the rest had moved on.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- No personal investment thesis, check size, stage focus, sector focus, or decision criteria attributable to Rachel Lauren could be verified.
- Firm-level context only: BDMI’s successor-facing site, 1745 Ventures, describes itself as an early-stage venture capital fund spun out of Bertelsmann.
- Firm-level portfolio categories visible on 1745 Ventures include Enterprise SaaS, Next Gen Media, Fintech, Emerging Technology, and Exits.
Notable Investments
- No publicly verifiable portfolio companies or deals attributable specifically to Rachel Lauren were found.
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