Author: Pericles Nicolaos Ghikas

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.

Oct 21, 2024 - News and Events

Athens WordPress Meetup – On the way to WordCamp Larissa 2024

The Greek WordPress Community invite you all to join us in watching the “State of the Word 2023” via streaming

Sep 25, 2024 - News and Events, Starttech Talks

Discover the Creative Writing Masterclass at Starttech Ventures!

As part of our efforts to foster creativity and skill-building, we recently launched a Creative Writing Masterclass, guided by the renowned Jordan Koumasidis.

Sep 24, 2024 - News and Events

Back to Where It All Began: Dimitris Tsingos Returns to Share His Entrepreneurial Journey

We are excited to announce that Dimitris Tsingos, the founder and CEO of Starttech Ventures, will be attending the Freshmen Reception 2024 and the Reunion of the classes of 1984, 1993, and 1994 at his alma mater, the University of Crete.

Jun 10, 2024 - News and Events

Gödel’s Two Theorems: the Completeness Theorem and the Incompleteness Theorem.

We are delighted to host a two-hour lecture on the topic of “Τα δύο θεωρήματα του Gödel: το θ. πληρότητας και το θ. μη-πληρότητας” (Gödel’s Two Theorems: the Completeness Theorem and the Incompleteness Theorem) on June 11th from 17:00 to 19:00 in the multi-use space on the 2nd floor.

May 31, 2024 - News and Events

Artificial Intelligence: Impact on the workplace

Starttech Ventures proudly hosts two lectures of Mr. Georgios Georgakopoulos, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Crete in June, on Tuesday June 4th and Tuesday June 11th respectively

Mar 11, 2024 - News and Events

Workshop with Myrto Legaki

We’re excited to announce an upcoming workshop in celebration of International Women’s Day The myth of the superwoman has persisted since the late ’70s, influencing the lives of many modern professional women and mothers. This myth often leads to feelings of exhaustion, anxiety, and burnout as we attempt to juggle multiple roles and responsibilities. Consider this : How many of […]