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PIERRAKIS, Ioannis
Teacher profile
Professor Col.laborador
Departament de Ciències Econòmiques i Socials, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Socials. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Associate Professor 2007
Academic curriculum
- Investments and innovation. Cardiff University
Research interests
Yannis teaches Entrepreneurial Finance and his research interests include Venture Capital, Business Angels, Startup creation, Crowdfunding and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Before joining UIC Barcelona, Yannis worked as an Associate Professor at Kingston University London and prior to that as an Innovation Consultant for The World Bank, Finance and Private Sector Development Department in Europe and Central Asia. He was previously Head of Investments Research at NESTA, the UK Innovation Agency (London, UK) and Research Associate at Cardiff Business School, UK. He received his PhD from Cardiff University, UK in 2012. His thesis examined the role of different types of venture capital, public and private, in fostering innovation at the regional level.
Monographs
Vecchiato, Riccardo, Do, Hang, Blackburn, Robert and Pierrakis, Yannis (2019) Technology foresight for growth and productivity: the design and implementation of a new foresight approach for UK SMEs. (Project Report) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Innovate UK. (In Press)
Pierrakis, Yannis and Collins, Liam (2013) Banking on each other: peer-to-peer lending to business: evidence from funding circle. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 43 p.
Collins, Liam and Pierrakis, Yannis (2012) The venture crowd: crowdfunding equity investments into business. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 36 p.
Lerner, Josh, Pierrakis, Yannis, Collins, Liam and Bravo Biosca, Albert (2011) Atlantic drift: venture capital performance in the UK and the US. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 52 p. ISBN 9781848751262
Pierrakis, Yannis (2010) Venture capital: now and after the dotcom crash. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 41 p. ISBN 9781848750968
Pierrakis, Yannis and Westlake, Stian (2009) Reshaping the UK economy: the role of public investment in financing growth. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 32 p. ISBN 9781848750463
Pierrakis, Yannis and Mason, Colin (2008) Shifting sands: the changing nature of the early stage venture capital market in the UK. (Project Report) London, U.K. : NESTA. 28 p. ISBN 9781848750289
Iurcovich, Luis, Komninos, Nicos, Reid, Alasdair and Pierrakis, Yannis (2006) Mutual learning platform: blueprint for regional innovation benchmarking. (Project Report) Luxembourg : Innovation Regions in Europe Secretariat. 21 p.
Relevant publications
Articles
- Harrison, R.; Yohanna, B.; Pierrakis, Y., (2020), "Internationalisation and localisation: foreign venture capital investments in the United Kingdom", Local Economy, vol.35, No.3, pp. 230-256, ISSN: 0269-0942.
- Pierrakis, Y., (2019), "Peer to peer lending to businesses: investors' characteristics, investment criteria and motivation", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol.20, No.4, pp. 239-251, ISSN: 1465-7503.
- Pierrakis, Y.; Saridakis, G., (2019), "The role of venture capitalists in the regional innovation ecosystem: a comparison of networking patterns between private and publicly backed venture capital funds", Journal of Technology Transfer, vol.44, No.3, pp. 850-873, ISSN: 0892-9912.
- Pierrakis, Y.; Saridakis, G., (2017), "Do publicly backed venture capital investments promote innovation? Differences between privately and publicly backed funds in the UK Venture Capital Market", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, vol.7, pp. 55-64, ISSN: 2352-6734.
- MASON, C.; Pierrakis, Y., (2013), "Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash", Regional Studies, vol.47, No.7, pp. 1156-1171, ISSN: 0034-3404.
Articles
- Harrison, R.; Yohanna, B.; Pierrakis, Y., (2020), "Internationalisation and localisation: foreign venture capital investments in the United Kingdom", Local Economy, vol.35, No.3, pp. 230-256, ISSN: 0269-0942.
- Pierrakis, Y., (2019), "Peer to peer lending to businesses: investors' characteristics, investment criteria and motivation", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol.20, No.4, pp. 239-251, ISSN: 1465-7503.
- Pierrakis, Y.; Saridakis, G., (2019), "The role of venture capitalists in the regional innovation ecosystem: a comparison of networking patterns between private and publicly backed venture capital funds", Journal of Technology Transfer, vol.44, No.3, pp. 850-873, ISSN: 0892-9912.
- Pierrakis, Y.; Saridakis, G., (2017), "Do publicly backed venture capital investments promote innovation? Differences between privately and publicly backed funds in the UK Venture Capital Market", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, vol.7, pp. 55-64, ISSN: 2352-6734.
- Pierrakis, Y., (2013), "Venture capital in crisis: the impact of the economic downturn in company’s time to exit", Journal of Alternative Investments, vol.15, No.3, pp. 62-71, ISSN: 1520-3255.
- MASON, C.; Pierrakis, Y., (2013), "Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash", Regional Studies, vol.47, No.7, pp. 1156-1171, ISSN: 0034-3404.
- Pierrakis, Y.; Rice, S., (2003), "Towards a sustainable knowledge-based region (TASK)", WIT transactions on ecology and the environment, vol.67, pp. 505-511, ISSN: 1743-3541.
Capítols de llibre
- Gil-Doménech, D.; Berbegal-Mirabent, J.; Pierrakis, Y., (2020), "Avaluació i finançament d’inversions d’impacte", Creació i gestió d’empreses socials. Teoria i casos pràctics resolts, PROFIT EDITORIAL. ISBN: 978-84-18464-14-0.
- Gil-Doménech, Dolors; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina; Pierrakis, Y., (2020), "Avaluació i finançament d’inversions d’impacte", Creació i gestió d’empreses socials. Teoria i casos pràctics resolts, pp. 219-253, PROFIT EDITORIAL. ISBN: 978-84-18464-14-0.
- Pierrakis, Y., (11/2015), "Public policies and public programs with a regional impact in promoting entrepreneurship: the case study of government backed venture capital schemes in the UK", Handbook of research on entrepreneurial success and its impact on regional development, pp. 122-150. Carvalho, L. (Eds), IGI Global. ISBN: 9781466695672.
Projects and research
Innovative Entrepreneurship for Increased Employability, News Business Creation and Economic Growth
IP: Pierrakis, Y.
Programa ERASMUS +
01/09/2015 - 01/09/2017
Development of the Research & Technological Infrastructure of Gaziantep Technopark Project
IP: Pierrakis, Y.
European Commission
01/01/2013 - 01/01/2014
Development of the Research & Technological Infrastructure of Gaziantep Technopark Project, Europeaid, Turkey
IP: Pierrakis, Y.
European Commission
01/09/2012 - 01/09/2013
Integrated Innovation Support Programme, Europeaid, Republic of Serbia
IP: Pierrakis, Y.
European Comission
01/01/2011 - 01/01/2013
