Klippgen holds an Master of Science degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, an Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Boston University (which he attended on a Fulbright Scholarship), and an Master of Business Administration from European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires).
He served as one of the judges on the television series Angel"s Gate, which was broadcast on Channel NewsAsia in 2012. Klippgen founded Zoomit.com in 1997 with Per Siljubergsåsenior In 2000, Zoomit.com merged with Kelkoo to become a leading shopping comparison search engine and Europe"s third-largest e-commerce site.
Kelkoo was acquired by Yahoo! Incorporated in 2004.
In 2003, Klippgen founded the early-stage investment company Tigris Capital. He also co-founded Singapore seed investment fund BAF Spectrum in 2006, which primarily invests in tech startups across Asia in a co-funding partnership with SPRING Singapore (a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Singapore).
Klippgen serves or has serverd on the boards of Greyloft Pte Limited, Tickled Media Pte Limited (theAsianparentcom), Anafore Pte Limited, Mozat Pte Limited, Progeniq Pte Limited and Luxe Nomad Pte Limited.
