
Cate Mollett
Strategic talent and operations leader building high-growth teams in startups
Aberdeen, North Carolina, United States
Joined May 2025
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Cate Mollett is a highly experienced talent and operations leader with over 15 years in recruitment and talent management, specializing in building high-growth teams for venture-backed software startups and SaaS companies. She has a proven track record in strategic talent acquisition, from executive searches to scaling entire organizations. alloypartners
As the Director of Talent at Alloy Partners, Cate leads critical founder and executive recruitment efforts, placing CEOs, CTOs/CPOs, Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIRs), and board members into early-stage software startups. Her role also involves strategic input into building effective startup boards from the pre-seed stage. alloypartners+1
Cate's expertise spans various stages of company growth, having worked with both venture studios like Alloy Partners (formerly High Alpha Innovation) and Mechanism Ventures, and venture equity firms like Scaleworks, where she focused on executive talent. alloypartners+1
Her background in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, with a Master's from Sacred Heart University and a Bachelor's from Saint John Fisher College, underpins her strategic approach to talent management and organizational development. theorg
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