Today, we're happy to welcome Will Klippgen, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Cocoon Capital, a Singapore-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia, specifically focused on B2B enterprise and deep tech. The fund prefers to act as lead investor and normally takes a board seat. Will has also invested in over 35 companies since 2004 after co-founding Zoomit.com which was sold to Yahoo in 2004 through Kelkoo.com in one of Europe’s largest internet transactions to date.

What you’ll learn in this episode

- What made Will double down on Southeast Asia
- What trends and verticals to watch in SEA
- Key learnings from raising a fund in emerging markets
- How Will has adapted his investment thesis and ops to the SEA markets