Will Klippgen is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Cocoon Capital Management, a venture capital firm investing in fast-growing digital and deep tech startups in Southeast Asia. With an education that includes an MBA in Corporate Finance and Strategy from INSEAD, as well as a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University, and a Master of Science in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Will has invested in over 35 companies since 2004. Will's professional experience also includes being an Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD, Founder of hotelDeals.sg, and Managing Partner at both Tigris Capital Pte Ltd and InseadAlum Ventures.

As an investor and board member, Will has worked with startups like Dexecure.com, Hiip.asia, Poundit.com, SensorFlow.com, Hapz.com, Digify.com, Tickled Media, Anacle Systems, ReferralCandy.com, PropertyGuru.com, and iXiGO.com. Will's background includes being a former Chairman at The Luxe Nomad, Director at ReferralCandy, Alternate Director at Mozat Pte Ltd, Non-Executive Director at Synaptic Technologies AS, and Executive Chairman at Attentio and Progeniq, to name a few.

With a professional history that also includes being a Senior Consultant at Gartner, MD at Klippgen Consulting, Founder/CTO of Zoomit.com ASA/Zoom Network AS, Co-Founder/CTO of Northern-Europe at Kelkoo, Software Engineer at Excite@Home, Senior Consultant at Mogul, and Software Developer at Telenor Norge AS, Will brings a deep understanding of both technology and business to the companies he invests in and advises.