Community Lunch + Mooncakes with JJ Chai

​We’re bringing together the Fall Cohort, B71 Launchpad startups, and our mentor for an afternoon of good food, mooncakes, and meaningful conversations.

​Kick things off with a community lunch 🍽️ where new and current founders can meet and mingle.

​Then stay for a special Mooncake Festival session with one of our mentors, JJ Chai.

​About the Speaker
JJ Chai is the CEO & Co-founder of Rainforest, an e-commerce house of brands startup, and an active angel investor passionate about building a robust startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia.

​He previously partnered with the Carousell founders to scale the business across international growth, monetisation, and strategy. Before that, he was the first hire for Airbnb SE-Asia, where he built the regional business as MD, and earlier worked as a Junior Partner at McKinsey & Company advising telco and technology firms.

​JJ holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

​✨ Connect with fellow founders and a mentor over lunch
✨ Hear startup reflections from JJ Chai
✨ Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with mooncakes

​Details:

​📅 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2025
🕑 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Venue: BLOCK71 Launchpad
🥳 Lunch + mooncakes provided

​Come for the food, stay for the mooncakes — and leave with fresh perspectives and new connections.