Frederique Dame

I joined Uber as a product manager when the company was just starting out. We had 80 people on staff, and operations in fourteen cities. Everything was still in spreadsheets, the business was growing fast, and we were just trying to get through each day without breaking things. We had to figure out how to balance short- and long-term goals to scale efficiently. I remember our team working through New Year’s Eve to get us through our biggest night of the year, and drive people home safely. I learned that passion and impact are at the heart of bringing out the best in people when you’re working towards a common goal.

Frederique is a partner at GV, focused on disruptive technologies in the consumer space. Frederique has spent the past fifteen years building consumer and enterprise products for both public companies and startups in Silicon Valley. She is inspired by passionate entrepreneurs, high-impact products, and urgent execution at scale.

Prior to joining GV, Frederique led product and engineering efforts at Uber, where she helped scale the company from 80 employees to over 7,000, and from fourteen cities in four countries, to 400+ in 68 countries — in just four years. During her time at Uber, she spearheaded two strategic programs that focused on building tools to onboard and manage the global driver force, and to support employee growth and productivity worldwide.

Previously, Frederique pioneered social at Yahoo!, building online communities and adding user generated content to their Yahoo! Search and Marketplace products. Frederique subsequently joined Photobucket, and then SmugMug, two online photo-sharing products for which she built social gaming mechanics to engage their audience and drive revenues.

Frederique serves on the Board of Directors of both Ubisoft and Les Mills International, bringing her deep expertise in digital customer experience and in scaling products and teams. She holds a Master of Science in Spacecraft Technology and Satellite Communications from University College London and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from Télécom SudParis. Frederique was born and raised in Nice, France and now calls San Francisco home.