Jean-Yves (JY) Chow

JY is an Agrifoodie and brings over two decades of cross-sector experience in investment, strategy, and operational leadership. His career spans purpose-led investing, strategic advisory, and execution across supply chains, with deep expertise in agri-food.

Prior to OCTAVE Capital, JY led the Asia growth equity arm of a European family office, backing entrepreneurs in agri-food, healthcare, and talent development. Earlier in his career, he advised and structured over USD 10 billion banking transactions for leading Asian and multinational corporates, government agencies, and financial institutions across the agriculture, food, and retail sectors. He also brings direct operating experience from China, where he oversaw end to end operations of an animal nutrition business now part of the ADM Group.

JY actively contributes to the agri-food and venture ecosystem as an angel investor, mentor, public speaker, and contributor to thought-leadership platforms and think tanks. He holds a Master’s in Food Science and a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from the University of Cambridge.