Overview
Dan Fougere is a Venture Partner at Index Ventures[1][3]. Fougere has 30 years of experience in enterprise software and building sales teams[2], and previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at Datadog, where Fougere managed worldwide sales operations[2]. Fougere holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer[11]. Beyond venture capital work, Fougere serves as Managing Director at Shore Drive Capital[8], Founder of Imagine Reading[4], Board Member at Homes For Our Troops[5], and Executive Producer for Left Behind[7]. Fougere previously held board positions at Heap[9] and MANTA[10].
Profile introduction
Dan Fougere is a board member, investor, philanthropist and former C-suite executive with 30 years of experience in enterprise software and building world-class sales teams. He is an expert in creating, optimizing, and executing go to market strategies that maximize revenue growth, enhance valuation, and build customer loyalty. In his last named executive officer position as Chief Revenue Officer for Datadog, a cloud monitoring solution that experienced a meteoric multinational rise, Dan was responsible for managing the company’s worldwide sales operations and growing revenues from $60 millio…
Career history
- Venture PartnerMay 2025 to presentIndex Ventures
- FounderSep 2024 to presentImagine Reading
- Board MemberAug 2022 to presentHomes For Our Troops
- Board AmbassadorFeb 2022 to Aug 2022Homes For Our Troops
- Executive ProducerNov 2021 to presentLeft Behind
- Managing DirectorJul 2021 to presentShore Drive Capital
- Board MemberJan 2022 to Sep 2023Heap
- Board MemberMay 2021 to Jul 2023MANTA - Unified Lineage Platform
Education
- BS, Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer
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