IDEA Innovation Center
Kyriakos Kyriakou is a skilled computer science professional with extensive experience in mentoring, research, and entrepreneurship. Currently serving as a Mentor at IDEA Innovation Center since January 2021, Kyriakos provides valuable guidance to startups. As a Co-Founder of BadFive since 2015, and Meera Limited from June 2019 to November 2020, Kyriakos has demonstrated a commitment to empowering online content creators. In addition, Kyriakos works as a Research Associate at CYENS Centre of Excellence, with a focus on interactive media and emerging technologies. Previous roles include Special Scientist at the University of Cyprus and various internships in web development and research. Kyriakos holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Open University of Cyprus, along with a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in the same field from the University of Cyprus.
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IDEA Innovation Center
Welcome to the official Linkedin profile of IDEA Innovation Center of Bank of Cyprus. IDEA is a non-profit Incubator-Accelerator for Startups and an entrepreneurship hub. IDEA aspires to boost the entrepreneurial spirit and put Cyprus higher on the innovation map, by changing mindsets… It promotes entrepreneurial activities and supports the creation of viable businesses from idea-stage, contributing in this way to youth employment at a national level. It hosts startup companies offering them the highest quality of business services, so as to turn their innovative ideas into viable businesses with a global outlook. Within all the support we offer, we emphasize that the major success factor for entrepreneurs is themselves: their passion, their determination, their sense of urgency, their hard work, their commitment, their willingness to give and take, their aspirations and perseverance. In addition, we give great emphasis on the important role of each startup, which is to become an example for others and gradually give back to the ecosystem, give back to the new startups… Give, take and share are integral parts of the IDEA culture. IDEA is financially backed by the Bank of Cyprus and it enjoys valuable support of its partners: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority – CYTA, Lellos P. Demetriades and Deloitte Cyprus.