With her cropped cut, Jolene Lum oozes cool girl vibes—the kind that befit her rock‑climbing, venture‑building life—so it is somewhat surprising to discover that the 27‑year‑old wunderkind at the centre of Singapore’s foodtech funding scene is a gentle soul, equally wont to wax about magic vegetables as mega valuations.
“Some farmers, whom I call ‘magician farmers’, have dedicated their time to perfecting these crops,” she says. “Ginger flowers that taste like apples; leaves like grape skin; herbs like salami. That
