Melissa Cote

Melissa Cote is an Executive Recruiter at SCGC Search, a firm that specializes in filling investment positions at venture capital and growth equity funds, as well as finance and strategy roles at startups. She has been with SCGC Search since March 2016 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.12 Melissa's work involves recruiting for various roles, from Associate to Partner at venture capital and growth equity firms, and from Associate to C-level positions at startups, particularly in technology sectors like enterprise software, AI, climate tech, and digital health.2

In addition to her recruiting career, Melissa is a plant-based food blogger, having grown her blogs to 48,000 followers. She is also multilingual, with proficiency in Spanish, French, and English.2 Melissa graduated from Concordia University and has a background that includes working in the Real Estate Private Equity group of CDP, a large sovereign investment fund, and spending time in a volunteering program in Belgium.3