# Frédérique Dame

> Frédérique Dame is a General Partner at GV (Google Ventures), where she leads investments in consumer technology, life sciences, and AI. A French immigrant who moved to Silicon Valley at 24, she built her career as a product and engineering leader at Yahoo!, Photobucket, SmugMug, and Uber — where she helped scale the company from 80 employees to 7,000+ across 68 countries. At GV she co-leads the Women's Health investment team and has backed companies including Midi Health, Found, Allara, Oula Health, and TMRW. She serves on the board of Les Mills International and previously on Ubisoft's board, and was named to Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health.

- **Role:** General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
- **Organizations:** GV (Google Ventures), Les Mills International, Ubisoft (former)
- **From:** Nice, France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** M.S. in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite Communications, University College London, M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering, Télécom SudParis (Institut National des Télécommunications)
- **Known for:** Promoted to General Partner at GV (Google Ventures) in 2023, Named to Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health, Co-founded and leads GV's cross-functional Women's Health investment team

## Career timeline

- **~1998** — Moved from Nice, France to the United States at age 24 to pursue a career in Silicon Valley
- **2002** — Laid off during Silicon Valley downturn while undocumented; networked aggressively while living on a friend's couch in San Francisco
- **2002-2004** — Product Portfolio Manager at Harris Stratex Networks
- **2004-2008** — Senior Product Manager at Yahoo!, pioneering social communities and user-generated content for Search and Marketplace
- **2008-2009** — Product role at Photobucket; built social gaming mechanics for photo-sharing platform
- **2009-2011** — Head of Product Management at SmugMug; developed social gaming mechanics to grow audience and revenues
- **2012-2016** — Head of Product and Engineering at Uber; helped scale from 80 employees and 14 cities (4 countries) to 7,000+ employees and 400+ cities (68 countries)
- **2016-2020** — Independent Board Member at Ubisoft (gaming industry)
- **2018** — Joined GV (Google Ventures) as Partner; began building out consumer and women's health investment portfolio
- **2023** — Promoted to General Partner at GV alongside three other partners
- **present** — Co-leads GV's Women's Health team; serves on board of Les Mills International; continues investing in consumer, AI, and life sciences

## Achievements

- Promoted to General Partner at GV (Google Ventures) in 2023
- Named to Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health
- Co-founded and leads GV's cross-functional Women's Health investment team
- Helped scale Uber from 80 to 7,000+ employees and from 14 to 400+ cities across 68 countries in four years
- Served as Independent Board Member at Ubisoft (2016-2020)
- Board member at Les Mills International
- Backed portfolio companies including Midi Health, Found, Allara, Oula Health, TMRW, Kindbody, Nanit, Laurel
- Published contributor to TechCrunch on product-market fit and startup scaling
- Speaker at HLTH 2024 and major tech/health conferences
- Manages investment range of $250K-$50M across consumer, healthcare, and AI sectors

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Backed Midi Health's Series D $100M round, one of the largest women's health funding rounds in recent years
- **2025-06** — Participated in Laurel's Series C $80M round
- **2025-01** — Led Allara's Series B $26M round, continuing focus on women's metabolic health
- **2024-07** — Backed TMRW Life Sciences Series D $28M round
- **2024-02** — Backed Oula Health Series B $28M round
- **2024** — Named to Rock Health's Top 50 in Digital Health honoree list
- **2024** — Spoke at HLTH 2024 conference on women's health innovation
- **2023** — Promoted to General Partner at GV alongside three other partners

## Links

- Website: https://www.gv.com/team/frederique-dame
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/frederiquedame
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frederiquedame/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frederiquemdame/

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