Jolene supports Cento Ventures in fundraising, portfolio growth, and co-investor management.
Before joining Cento, Jolene was first an operator-entrepreneur and later a founding employee of Nurasa, a wholly-owned Temasek subsidiary, which invested in food technology companies and built up contract manufacturing capabilities for scale-up. She has six years of experience in Venture Creation and Portfolio Management in the agriculture, food, and biotechnology manufacturing industry. Her expertise lies in identifying fit-for-purpose strategies and processes to scale-up venture operations, with a focus on building up the right partnerships for growth and new market entry.
Jolene holds a B.A (Hons) in Comparative Literature and Physical Sciences (Chemistry) from Yale-NUS College, and an I.B Diploma from the United World College of the Adriatic. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Italian.