Ziqi Liu

Biography:

Ziqi Liu is a PhD candidate with a research focus on SME finance and sustainability, particularly financing of cleantech firms and green finance. His research explores how innovative cleantech firms secure external financing, attract investment, and contribute to sustainable development.

Award:

Best Paper in the Entrepreneurial Finance Track

• Award for the research paper titled “External Financing for Cleantech Firms: What Attracts Investors?” at the ISBE Conference 2024 in Sheffield, UK.

IAFA Research Bursaries

• Granted at the IAFA Conference 2023 in Galway, Ireland.

Publication:

• Liu, Z., O’Reilly, S., & Hanly, J. (2025). External Financing for Cleantech Firms: What Attracts Investors? Venture Capital, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2025.2496741
• Liu, Z., O'Reilly, S., & Hanly, J. (2025). The Role of Accelerators in the Success of Cleantech Firms. Technovation, 148, 103331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103331
• O’Reilly, S., Metzger, M. and Liu, Z. (2024) Flyefit group limited - lifting the weight of the pandemic and continued growth, The Case Centre. Available at: https://casecent.re/p/196143.

Teaching Experience:

• Tutor for the MSc in Accounting & Financial Management programme at University College Dublin (UCD).
• Teaching experience at TU Dublin for Accounting & Finance modules.