Patricia Nakache has been a general partner at Trinity Ventures since 1999, investing in technology-enabled consumer and business services. She worked at McKinsey & Company as a business analyst from 1987 to 1989 and as a practice consultant and senior engagement manager from 1991 to 1998, then was director of marketing at ShoppingList.com in 1999 while writing freelance for Fortune about Silicon Valley management practices. She has served on thredUP's board since June 2010 and as its board chair since September 2020, and she served on Care.com's board from 2008 to January 2014 and PayScale's from 2005 to 2014. She has been a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2016 and serves on the board of the National Venture Capital Association.
Education
M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business (1991)
A.B. Physics and Chemistry, Harvard University (1986)
Previous Experience
Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company (1987-1989)
Practice Consultant and Senior Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company (1991-1998)
Joined Trinity Ventures as a general partner after leaving McKinsey & Company.
2010
Joined thredUP's board of directors in June, the month before Trinity led a $1.4 million round in the company.
2016
Began teaching as a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
2017
Joined Bevi's board of directors as part of its $16.5 million Series B in July.
2020
Became chair of thredUP's board of directors in September.
2025
Quoted alongside Ajay Chopra in Trinity Ventures' January announcement of a $435 million continuation fund recapitalizing 15 companies from its 2012-vintage Fund XI.