What check size does Yuan-Ting Meng write?

Yuan-Ting Meng typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.

Where did Yuan-Ting Meng go to school?

Yuan-Ting Meng studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University (Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Concentration: Development Economics; International Business Relations); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration, Cross-Registrant); National Taiwan Normal University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chinese Language and Literature; English Language and Literature).

Yuan-Ting Meng

Investor

Investor at SOSV

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $1M

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About

Yuan-Ting Meng is Investment Lead for Africa at SOSV, a global venture capital fund with $1.5 billion in assets under management, where she builds and oversees the firm's African portfolio and network across 15+ companies in Asia and Africa. Previously, she worked at the World Bank advising on agricultural value chain digitalization and co-creating an innovation consortium with telecommunications companies, venture capital firms, and corporations, and at Intellecap-Sankalp Africa supporting financial inclusion initiatives and public-private partnerships with institutions including the African Development Bank and FAO. She has worked across multiple continents in roles focused on venture capital, agribusiness, and emerging market development finance.

Experience

SOSVInvestment Lead, Africacurrent2021 — presentGlobal
Harvard Business ReviewAdvisory Council Membercurrent2024 — present
DIGITIMES AsiaColumnist, Africa Digital Techcurrent2021 — present
The World BankDigital Agriculture & Open Innovation2017 — 2021Global
IntellecapConsulting & Sankalp Africa2017Nairobi, Kenya
umati capitalStrategic Project Management2016Nairobi, Kenya
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Research, U.S. Leadership in Development2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
TechnoServeConsultant, Agri-Finance2015Gulu, Uganda
Fletcher Social Investment Group (FSIG)Investment Associate2014 — 2015Greater Boston
Innovations for Poverty ActionConsultant, Agriculture Sector Communication and Policy Impact Strategy2014Tamale, Ghana
European External Action ServiceTrainee2013
International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF)Summer Project Researcher, Public Health and Medicine2012

Skills & more

English17Mandarin2Analytical SkillsStrategy4Design ThinkingSub-Saharan AfricaInternational Relations45International Development24Emerging MarketsVenture CapitalIntercultural Communication9Research21

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Policy AnalysisPartnership DevelopmentAgribusinessMarket ResearchNGOsEditingPoliticsTranslationPolitical ScienceNon-profitsPublic PolicyNonprofit Organizations

Venture Deals - Kauffman Fellows & Techstars — Kauffman Fellows
Future VC — Diversity VC
Hello Design Thinking — IDEO U
Design Thinking: Venture Design — LinkedIn
Market Segmentation at the Bottom of the Pyramid — Acumen

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Colleagues at SOSV

Alexander Hall-Daniels

Investment Analyst, HAX at SOSV

Arvind Gupta

Venture Advisor at SOSV

Avra van der Zee

General Partner, SOSV at HAX

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yuan-Ting Meng?: Yuan-Ting Meng is Investment Lead for Africa at SOSV, a global venture capital fund with $1.5 billion in assets under management, where she builds and oversees the firm's African portfolio and network across 15+ companies in Asia and Africa. Previously, she worked at the World Bank advising on agricultural value chain digitalization and co-creating an innovation consortium with telecommunications companies, venture capital firms, and corporations, and at Intellecap-Sankalp Africa supporting financial inclusion initiatives and public-private partnerships with institutions including the African Development Bank and FAO. She has worked across multiple continents in roles focused on venture capital, agribusiness, and emerging market development finance.
Where does Yuan-Ting Meng work?: Yuan-Ting Meng is at SOSV.
What check size does Yuan-Ting Meng write?: Yuan-Ting Meng typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
Where did Yuan-Ting Meng go to school?: Yuan-Ting Meng studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University (Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Concentration: Development Economics; International Business Relations); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration, Cross-Registrant); National Taiwan Normal University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chinese Language and Literature; English Language and Literature).

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Also attended Harvard Kennedy School389

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Also attended National Taiwan Normal University19

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Also attended Leiden University147

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Shared employers

Also worked at Harvard Business Review43

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Also worked at DIGITIMES Asia1

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Also worked at The World Bank233

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Also worked at TechnoServe53

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