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Frederique Dame
General Partner at GV and prominent board member
Frédérique Dame is a General Partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures), where she specializes in investing in disruptive technologies within the consumer space. With over 15 years of experience, she has a robust background in building consumer and enterprise products for both public companies and startups. Dame has been instrumental in establishing GV's Women’s Health team and leads a cross-functional group focused on investments in that area. Her investment philosophy emphasizes the importance of long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, prioritizing trust and shared goals in product development.124
Before joining GV in 2018, Frédérique played a pivotal role at Uber, where she was responsible for product and engineering efforts that helped scale the company significantly, from 80 employees to over 7,000, and expanding its global reach from 14 cities to more than 400 across 68 countries. Her earlier career includes significant positions at Yahoo!, where she developed social products and online communities, as well as roles at Photobucket and SmugMug.124
Dame holds two Master of Science degrees: one in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite Communications from University College London and another in Telecommunications Engineering from Télécom SudParis.13
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