We present an in-depth overview of venture capital: its origins, how it works, how it generates value for startups, their founders, and their investors, and how it helps entrepreneurs bring innovative products to the global marketplace. We also discuss how venture capitalists evaluate projects for possible investment. We also cover in detail the case of startups that originate from academia or research centers, since they present distinct challenges in terms of staffing, equity structure, and intellectual property.
Dr. Alex Eleftheriadis is a Partner at Big Pi Ventures since 2018. In 2005 he co-founded Vidyo, a videoconferencing systems company that was acquired by Enghouse in 2019. Prior to Vidyo, from 1995 to 2005, he was an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. From 2008 to 2013 has has been an Associate Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been involved in video compression and communication research and standardization for nearly 30 years and his inventions are used in practically all modern videoconferencing and digital TV systems. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University in 1995 and his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 1990. He is also a certified offshore sailing instructor of the American Sailing Association and an avid musician.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleft/
