
Jolene is the Head of Business Development of Nurasa, a Singapore-based company
dedicated to accelerating the commercialisation and adoption of sustainable food
across Asia. She works closely with promising food tech start-ups to facilitate new
industry connections and provides guidance on leveraging Nurasa’s end-to-end
capabilities, including the pilot-scale facilities at the Food Technology Innovation
Centre (FTIC).
In her role, Jolene also champions the development and growth of the ecosystem
base for the FTIC and leads the development of new or complementary business
opportunities for Nurasa.
Driven by a passion for sustainable development and innovation, Jolene founded
and served as CEO of Urban Tiller, prior to joining Nurasa. Urban Tiller is a farm-to-table agritech start-up that connects viable urban farming with hyper local supply
chains. During this time, she worked with over 20 farms in Singapore at peak and
served more than 500 unique customers.
Jolene’s entrepreneurial experience led her to become a Venture Builder for AgTech
at Singaporean innovation firm, RENERGii, where she managed and supported
regional start-ups in scaling their innovation and operational capabilities. During her
tenure, she co-built and supported the operations of Feedwerkz, an insect farming
enterprise for sustainable animal feeds in Singapore, and helped to establish
Mycovation, one of Asia’s first mycelium alternative protein start-ups.
Jolene received her Bachelor’s in Chemistry (Physical Science) and Comparative
Literature from Yale-NUS College, and her International Baccalaureate from
United World College of the Adriatic.