JJ Chai

Jia Jih Chai (JJ Chai) is CEO and co-founder of Rainforest, an ecommerce aggregator focused on brands in modern parenting and lifestyle markets. He has held leadership roles at Airbnb Southeast Asia and India, scaling regional operations and revenue. Formerly a McKinsey junior partner and Carousell regional MD, JJ holds an MBA from INSEAD and a computing degree from NUS. He is active in the Southeast Asia startup ecosystem as an angel investor and advisor, passionate about scaling impactful technology companies in emerging markets with a focus on sustainable business models.