Jum Balea

Jum is passionate about crafting narratives and telling meaningful stories. Before joining Wavemaker, she spent 15 years as a journalist, reporting on business and technology in Southeast Asia. She was part of the founding team behind The Ken Southeast Asia, a leading subscription-driven media organization in the region. Previously, she was Managing Editor of Tech in Asia, a Y Combinator-backed media, events, and jobs platform, where she supervised a team of reporters regionally and co-led Editorial strategy. Other previous stints include writing and editing roles at media organizations Rappler and ABS-CBN Corporation in the Philippines.