RARELY do you find founders at the helm of government-backed agencies, but SGInnovate chief executive officer (CEO) Lim Jui has bucked that trend.

Dr Lim’s journey is less than conventional. He started as a medical doctor before pivoting into investing in biomedical companies, then running one. Now at the helm of Singapore’s deep-tech ecosystem builder, Dr Lim has his work cut out in nurturing the ecosystem here.

Read on to find out why Dr Lim believes in asking for forgiveness rather than permission, and how he ended up running SGInnovate.