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Frederique Dame

Frederique Dame

General Partner atGVBay Area
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Frédérique Dame is a general partner at GV focusing on consumer technology and women's health. She previously led product and engineering at Uber and held roles at Yahoo!, Photobucket, and SmugMug.

What Frederique can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Photobucket
  2. SmugMug
  3. Uber · led product and engineering
  4. GV · General Partner
    Now
  5. Yahoo!
  6. Photobucket
  7. SmugMug
  8. Uber

Investments named in public bios

Allara HealthCaraway HealthCheckmateDaydreamFoundKindbodyLaurelMidi HealthNanitNectar SocialOula HealthTMRW Life Sciences

Focus

consumerlife sciencesaigrowthSeed / Early Stage

Education

University College London, Master of Science in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite CommunicationsTélécom SudParis, Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering

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Crystal HuangGeneral Partner
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Dave MunichielloManaging Partner
David Krane
David KraneCEO & Managing Partner
David Schenkein
David SchenkeinGeneral Partner
Erik Nordlander
Erik NordlanderGeneral Partner

Partners like Frederique

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Bryan Rosenblatt
Bryan RosenblattPartner, Craft Ventures
Ali Tamaseb
Ali TamasebGeneral Partner, DCVC
Lior Susan
Lior SusanFounder and CEO, Eclipse Ventures
Amin MirzadeganPartner, Founders Fund

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Questions

Who is Frederique Dame?

Frédérique Dame is a general partner at GV focusing on consumer technology and women's health. She previously led product and engineering at Uber and held roles at Yahoo!, Photobucket, and SmugMug.

How much does Frederique Dame invest?

Frederique Dame invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Frederique Dame?

A warm intro from a founder GV backed works best.

What did Frederique Dame do before GV?

Photobucket; SmugMug; led product and engineering at Uber; Yahoo!; Photobucket; SmugMug; Uber.

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