Hetal Patel

Mercy Corps Ventures

Hetal Patel is Director of Investments Mercy Corps Ventures and leverages his consulting and entrepreneurial experience to support the portfolio companies from due diligence to scale. In his role, he leads investments in Africa, focusing on innovative business models that drive financial and climate resilience.

He has 12+ years experience working in Global South markets, with the last 4+ in Africa and has an extensive network of entrepreneurs, co-investors, and ecosystem enablers. Prior to his Investment role, Hetal managed MCV (Mercy Corps Ventures) Platform, the engine that supports portfolio founders accelerate growth. He created products that focus on business model validation, financial modelling, and investment readiness for growth capital. Hetal has specific experience in, Agricutech and FinTech, and is specially interested in future facing models that address the climate risk for the under-served and poor.