Cristiano Bellavitis

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Cristiano
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Cristiano Bellavitis is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. He is also the co-editor of Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance. His research interests cross the traditional boundaries between entrepreneurship, management and finance disciplines. His research focuses on entrepreneurial finance, more precisely venture capital, initial coin offerings and blockchain. He has published in peer-reviewed academic journals including Organization Science, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, British Journal of Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, among others.
Ph.D., Management, University of London M.Res., Social Sciences, University of London M.Sc., Business Administration, University of Rome Tor Vergata B.A., Management and Banking, University of Rome Lumsa
Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Finance.
Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance (business angel, venture capital, initial coin offerings).

Publications

  • Negative Central Bank Rates and Venture Capital Markets

    2024 Fisch, C., Vismara, S.

  • Do old theories fit new contexts? New perspectives on corporate governance in entrepreneurial firms

    2023 Venture Capital,25,2,117-133, Deloof, M., Filatotchev, I., Hermes, N., Paeleman, I.

  • Value Creation and Resource Visibility in the Market for Video Games

    2023 Lampel, J., Rietveld, J.

  • Ban, boom, and echo! Entrepreneurship and initial coin offerings

    2022 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,46,5,1136--1169, Cumming, D., Vanacker, T.

  • Determinants of technology transfer success: evidence from New Zealand public research organisations

    2022 International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation,19,2,212--248, Attenborough, J., Martino, P.

  • The rise of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs): a first empirical glimpse

    2022 Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Fisch, C., Momtaz, P.

  • Monetary policy and venture capital markets

    2022 Review of Corporate Finance, Fisch, C., Vismara, S.

  • COVID-19 and the global venture capital landscape

    2021 Small Business Economics,

  • A comprehensive review of the global development of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and their regulation

    2021 Journal of Business Venturing Insights,15,e00213, Fisch, C., Wiklund, J.

  • Commercializing LanzaTech, from waste to fuel: An effectuation case

    2021 Journal of Management \& Organization,27,1,175--196, Karlson, B., France, N.

  • Determinants of Technology Transfer Success: Evidence from New Zealand Public Research Organizations

    2021 International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Attenborough, J., Martino, P.

  • The impact of technology complexity on the financial performance of R\&D projects: Evidence from Singapore

    2020 The Journal of Technology Transfer,1--28, Cheah, S., Muscio, A.

  • The effects of prior co-investments on the performance of venture capitalist syndicates: A relational agency perspective

    2020 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal,14,2,240--264, Rietveld, J., Filatotchev, I.

  • Ban, Boom, and Echo! Entrepreneurship and Initial Coin Offerings

    2020 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Cumming, D., Vanacker, T.

  • Cryptocurrencies and entrepreneurial finance

    2020 The Economics of Cryptocurrencies,51--56, Martino, P., DaSilva, C.

  • Platform strategy: managing ecosystem value through selective promotion of complements

    2019 Organization Science, Rietveld, J., Schilling, M.

  • Introduction: Entrepreneurial Finance—From the 18th Century to Modern Times

    2019 World Scientific Book Chapters,1--9, Alperovych, Y., Kamuriwo, D., Paeleman, I., Quas, A., others

  • The Effects of Prior Co-Investments on the Performance of VC Syndicates: A Relational Agency Perspective

    2019 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Rietveld, J., Filatotchev, I.

  • Decentralized finance: Blockchain technology and the quest for an open financial system

    2019 Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business Research Paper, Chen, Y.

  • Mitigation of Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in Venture Capital Financing: The Influence of the Country's Institutional Setting

    2019 Journal of Small Business Management,57,4,1328--1349, Kamuriwo, D., Hommel, U.

  • An introduction to blockchain, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings

    2019 New Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Finance Research,181--206, Martino, P., Wang, K., DaSilva, C., others

  • Blockchain and initial coin offerings (ICOs): a new way of crowdfunding

    2019 Available at SSRN 3414238, Martino, P., DaSilva, C.

  • Blockchain disruption and decentralized finance: The rise of decentralized business models

    2019 Journal of Business Venturing Insights,13,June 2020, Chen, Y.

  • Commercializing LanzaTech, from waste to fuel: An effectuation case

    2018 Journal of Management & Organization,1--22, Karlson, B., France, N.

  • Living cell technologies: finding a path to market for xenotransplantation therapy

    2018 International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation,16,1,37--60, Callagher, L., Karlson, B., France, N.

  • The impact of investment networks on venture capital firm performance: A contingency framework

    2017 British Journal of Management,28,1,102--119, Filatotchev, I., Souitaris, V.

  • Mitigating agency risk between investors and ventures’ managers

    2017 Journal of General Management,43,1,33--43, Kamuriwo, D., Hommel, U.

  • PowerbyProxi connecting the unknown dots in the commercialisation of inductive power transfer

    2017 Case Studies in Business and Management,4,2,1--13, Karlson, B., France, N., others

  • Reload and relaunch: strategic governance of platform ecosystems

    2016 Unpublished working paper. Available at: http://questromworld. bu. edu/platformstrategy/files/2016/06/platform2016\_paper\_,3, Rietveld, J., Schilling, M.

  • “Friends with Benefits”: The Effect of Repeated Collaborations on Performance of Venture Capital Syndicates

    2015 Filatotchev, I., Rietveld, J.

  • The effects of intra-industry and extra-industry networks on performance: A case of venture capital portfolio firms

    2014 Managerial and Decision Economics,35,2,129--144, Filatotchev, I., Kamuriwo, D.

  • Submission Deadline: January 1, 2022

    Deloof, M., Hermes, N., Paeleman, I.

  • A Cloud’s Silver Lining? The Impact of Policy Interventions on New and Maturing Technology Ventures’ Online Recruitment

    Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Lucas, D., Park, D.

  • Jan 01, 2019

    Nominated - Early career research excellence award

    Auckland Business School
  • Jan 01, 2019

    Received - Best quantitative paper award

    ACERE conference
  • Jan 01, 2016

    Received - Best entrepreneurship paper award

    EURAM
  • Jan 01, 2015

    Nominated - Best paper award

    AOM
  • Jan 01, 2014

    Nominated - Best entrepreneurship paper award

    EURAM

  • Joe Biden Leads ‘Critical’ Call For Game-Changing, Global Bitcoin And Crypto Rules After Shock FTX Collapse

    November 20, 2022 Forbes

  • Why #Crypto Is Here to Stay, but Recent Events Are a Warning to Regulators

    November 01, 2022 Nasdaq

  • Decentralized Autonomous Organization Statistics Show $10 Billion Is Held by DAO Treasuries

    June 10, 2022 Bitcoin.com

  • NBC interview about cryptocurrencies

    February 01, 2021 NBC