Vipanj founded iSherpa Capital in February 2000 on a few simple tenets: venture capital firms should be active, hands-on investors (like the founders of the industry); sector focus is the only way to truly understand and stay current with innovation in an industry; and wireless is at the cusp of experiencing tremendous growth and innovation. Prior to founding iSherpa, he practiced corporate finance and securities law at Morris, Manning & Martin, working with entrepreneurs to secure venture capital financing and taking technology companies public. Vipanj actively works with our portfolio companies to provide operational and strategic guidance and represents iSherpa on the Board of Directors of TechnoCom, TensorComm, TransDimension and u-Nav Microelectronics. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Venture Capital Association and TiE – Rockies, as well as a former Board member of Nokia Innovent.

Vipanj holds a BS in Biology from the University of Southern California, where he was a recipient of the Howard Hughes Fellowship, and a JD from Georgia State University.