Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Jeannette
Princess of Fürstenberg
Born	Jeannette Catherine Griesel (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 42) Munich, Bavaria Germany
Spouse	Christian, Prince of Fürstenberg
Issue	Hereditary Prince Tassilo Princess Maria Cecilia Prince Tristan Princess Leontine
Names Jeannette Catherine Fürstin zu Fürstenberg
House	Fürstenberg
Occupation	businesswoman, entrepreneur

Jeannette Catherine, Princess of Fürstenberg (née Griesel;^[1] born 10 September 1982) is a German businesswoman and entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Zu Fürstenberg was born on 10 September 1982 in Munich, Bavaria, as the daughter of Peer Griesel and his wife, Ghislaine Elsbeth Cecile Rademacher-Dubbick. Her paternal family is originally from Duisburg and owns the measuring technology company Krohne Messtechnik.^[2] She studied communications and economics at university in Munich. She studied economics in London and Paris, graduating with a master's degree from the ESCP/EAP.^[3] She completed a doctorate in business administration with a focus in entrepreneurship and art during the Renaissance at the Free University of Berlin.^[4][3]

Career

She has worked for Ernst & Young, Synthesis, and AXA. She is founding partner of La Famiglia VC, a European-based venture capital fund investing in early stage tech companies across Europe and the US.^[5][6] Jeannette zu Fürstenberg has been active in the start-up ecosystem as Co-Founder, investor and advisor since 2013.^[7][8][9]

In 2011, zu Fürstenberg and her husband founded "Fürstenberg Zeitgenössisch". The project consists of a fellowship programme, annual temporary exhibitions and the establishment of a small collection. The focus is on young, emerging artists who have distinguished themselves in recent years through new concepts and languages of form and have in this context become the focus of international discourse.^[10][11]

La Famiglia merged with American VC firm General Catalyst in 2023, after which zu Fürstenberg became the managing director at the latter, overseeing its European business.^[12][13]

Personal life

On 16 September 2010 she married Christian, Fürst zu Fürstenberg (b. 1977) in a civil ceremony in Donaueschingen. They had a religious ceremony on 25 September 2010 in Rome.^[14] At the time of their marriage, her husband was the heir apparent of his father, Heinrich, Prince of Fürstenberg. She gave birth to their first child, Prince Tassilo, on 24 December 2012; their second child, Princess Maria Cecilia, on 11 March 2015; their third child, Prince Tristan, on 22 November 2018^[5][15][16] and their fourth child, Princess Leontine, on 25 June 2020.

She began playing polo in 2010, and co-founded the Fürstenberg Polo Club with her husband later that year.^[17][18]

In 2024, her father-in-law died.^[19] Her husband then succeeded to the Head of the princely house.^[19]

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