Mark Cheng

Managing Director
Social Innovation Circle

Mark Cheng is a social investor, writer, and thought leader who has coached hundreds of social innovators on how to build business models for social change and raise finance for impact. He has helped innovators raise over a quarter of a billion dollars for social causes including healthcare, education, and climate change. In 2017, Mark wrote the Social Investment Toolkit because he wanted to share the insights and learnings from his work with a broader audience, and demystify the process of raising investment for a new generation of social entrepreneurs. Since its publication, the toolkit has been downloaded over 85,000 times, reaching 25 countries. He is the founder and managing partner of Social Innovation Circle, a premium coaching service for social innovators, a frequent writer, and speaker on social finance and social innovation, and often runs workshops and trainings on how to raise finance for impact.