William Klippgen

Klippgen holds an MSc degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, an MSc in Computer Engineering from Boston University (which he attended on a Fulbright Scholarship), and an MBA from INSEAD Business School. ==Television work==

Klippgen served as one of the judges on the reality TV series ''Angel's Gate'', which began broadcasting on Channel NewsAsia in February 2012. The show gives budding entrepreneurs in Asia an opportunity to pitch business ideas to investors. Klippgen was one of four judges on the show alongside Patrick Grove (co-founder of the Catcha Group), Ken Mandel (Managing Director of Buddy Media Asia Pacific) and Karan Singh Thakral (Executive Director of the Thakral Group of Companies). ==Business career==

Klippgen has been a company founder and investor since the early days of the Internet. Before starting his own company, he worked as a core tech engineer with U.S. search company Excite.com. In 2016, he teamed up with UK angel investor Michael Robert Blakey to launch Cocoon Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm targeting Southeast Asian enterprise tech startups within the e-commerce, SaaS, fintech and deep tech verticals. The firm has so far raised three main funds managing an AUM of more than USD 90m. In March 2019, Klippgen joined the Advisory Board of VNX Exchange, a Luxembourg-based secondary share platform. He serves or has served on the boards of Tickled Media (theAsianparent.com), Anafore (ReferralCandy.com), Mozat, Progeniq, Luxe Nomad (theLuxeNomad.com), Poundit Global, Lendela and Augmentus. He has been a columnist with Singapore Business Review and has also been a director of Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia (BANSEA). He holds a US patent on user identification and authentication. == Public speaking & community work ==

Klippgen is a frequent speaker and judge at institutions like the National University of Singapore and the INSEAD Business School. Norwegian Business Association Singapore talks and Tech Fest Vietnam. He is an Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD. == TV shows ==