# Justin Chou

> Justin Chou is a Singapore-based food entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Glife Technologies. He co-founded Greendot in 2011, later helped develop his family’s Growthwell business, and works on plant-based products through Happiee. His career connects restaurant operations, agricultural distribution and product development, guided by a stated ambition to make plant-based food accessible to more people.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Glife Technologies Pte Ltd
- **Organizations:** Glife Technologies Pte Ltd, Greendot Group, Growthwell Foods, Happiee
- **Education:** Business administration studies; left after one semester without completing the course
- **Known for:** Co-founded Greendot and Glife Technologies., Recognised in Tatler’s 2021 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow, Singapore., Led Glife during its shift into regional partnerships and institutional fundraising.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Co-founded Greendot, beginning with a stall at Temasek Polytechnic.
- **2017–2018** — Developed Glife and passed Greendot’s CEO role to Fu Yong Hong. Glife’s own milestones date fresh-food supply operations to 2018; earlier reporting dates its establishment to 2017.
- **2018–2019** — Joined and helped reshape the family Growthwell business, originally founded by his father in 1989.
- **2020** — Glife pivoted to consumer deliveries during Singapore’s circuit breaker restrictions.
- **2021** — Glife raised S$11 million in Series A funding in November; Growthwell raised US$22 million in September.
- **2022** — Glife acquired controlling stakes in PanenID and Yolek, invested in Koina and raised a US$3 million Series A1 round.
- **2023** — Happiee launched in the UK in August.
- **2025** — Discussed Happiee’s prepared lion’s mane mushroom range and further product development in a June interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Greendot and Glife Technologies.
- Recognised in Tatler’s 2021 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow, Singapore.
- Led Glife during its shift into regional partnerships and institutional fundraising.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — In a Food Manufacture interview, Chou discussed Happiee’s prepared lion’s mane mushrooms and plans for more plant-based varieties and formats.
- **2025-10** — An NUS alumni feature on Fu Yong Hong revisited Chou’s role in the founding of Greendot and their secondary school friendship.

## Links

- Website: https://glifefoods.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-chou-65673212b

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Last updated: 2026-10-14