Peri Ghika

Pericles Nicolaos Ghikas (Peri Ghika) was born and raised in an agricultural family at the village of Kriekouki, in rural Attica, Greece. He later moved with his family to Keratsini, where he finished his secondary education. In 1997 he was admitted to the Computer Science Department of the University of Crete. In 2000 he joined Virtual Trip Ltd, Greece's first student startup, as an intern. He left the company in December 2011 as a senior software engineer, having in the meantime dropped out of his studies. Having been infected by the entrepreneurship virus, Peri joined Starttech Ventures in January 2012 and works there since then; he has evolved to a senior venture partner, working both on the venture building and seed investments pillars of the organization.

Jun 10, 2013 - Entrepreneurship

40 Young European Leaders under the age of 40 reflect on the future of Europe

Athens is hosting the next Seminar of the “40 under 40 Young European Leaders” on June 13th – 15th.

Jun 05, 2013 - Entrepreneurship

What entrepreneurs can learn from the animal kingdom

Teamwork is absolutely the most important value

May 30, 2013 - Entrepreneurship, Tips for startups

6 Clever pitching tips for startup founders

For some people pitching their own idea or company is hard to do…for some others it is fairly easy.

May 16, 2013 - Entrepreneurship, Investments

European Maritime Week (May 21-24, Athens Greece): Current Trends and Challenges Ahead

In the light of the European Maritime Week, which was established in May 2008 by the European Commission, and is held in Valletta, Malta this year, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus organizes the “European Maritime Week” in cooperation with the European Parliament […]