Dentons ventureBeyond

Dentons Venture Tech invited to Fintech panel (NYC)
2017-09-14 17:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 51 West 52nd Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Dentons Venture Tech is participating in a Fintech panel / reception in NYC where 70-80 US-based startups and SMEs will learn more about Canada’s Fintech regulatory environment and gain insights to help them succeed in the Canadian Fintech market.
Andrea Johnson is a panelist and will discuss what is driving Fintech in Canada.

HashiConf 2017 (Austin)
2017-09-18 - 2017-09-20 | JW Marriott Austin, 110 E. 2nd Street, Austin, TX, United States
HashiConf is the annual technology and user conference from HashiCorp. This year, there will be full-day product trainings, technical talks, discussions, keynotes, and networking with peers. HashiConf is the best opportunity to share knowledge with the HashiCorp community about the future of infrastructure as companies adopt DevOps principles and cloud technologies. This will also be a great chance to engage with HashiCorp engineers.

Going Public: Preparing for IPO (Milton Keynes)
2017-09-19 08:30 - 10:30 UTC | The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Dentons, Grant Thornton and London Stock Exchange are pleased to invite you to join us on Tuesday 19 September 2017 for our panel discussion on preparing for an IPO, including CEO and CFO guest speakers who can share their experiences.
Participants: Joe Altendorff

Startups and Pizza: Protecting Intellectual Property
2017-09-19 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | Fung Auditorium – Bioengineering Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, United States
UC San Diego Office of Innovation and Commercialization is partnering with Dentons and Tiber Creek on a seminar series on what you need to know about forming a startup company.
The first seminar will be an introduction on protecting your intellectual property which includes patents and copyrights.
Pizza to be provided.

Global Capital Summit 2017
2017-09-20 - 2017-09-21 | Rosewood Sand Hill, 2825 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States
The Global Capital Summit is a premier gathering in where the most forward-thinking global investors meet Silicon Valley’s leading venture capitalists to connect with and learn from the next generation of world-changing companies who are shaping the future of their industries. Hundreds of investors from China, India, Israel, and more will gather at F50’s Global Capital Summit to discover trending Silicon Valley innovation before these technologies take to the global market.
Silicon Valley’s tech founders are moving towards a new strategy for global expansion: finding a key international investor in an early round to help plan for future cross-border reach. F50’s global network of public companies and PE also offer an alternative to many local startups for global exit opportunities.

VC deal fundamentals
2017-09-21 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Dentons NY, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, 10020, United States
So you finally landed a lead investor and have been presented with a term sheet.
You’re excited about bringing in the capital you need to grow your company. But with all the accompanying terms and conditions, how do you assess the cost of the capital? What will VCs expect from you going forward—and vice versa?
Join Dentons, Early Growth Financial Services, Square 1 Bank and Just Works as we break down deal terms and share key insights for a successful round of financing.
Topics will include:
•Pre-money and post-money valuation
•Preferred vs. common stock
•Liquidation preference
•Dilution and option planning
•Managing investor expectations
Moderator: Victor H. Boyajian, Dentons
Panelists:
Nick Adams, Supernode Ventures
Mike Greten, Justworks
Jesse Middleton, Flybridge Ventures
Ellie Wheeler, Greycroft Partners

Drinks with Dentons
2017-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Alto Bar – Caesars Palace, 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States
While you’re in town for InsureTech Connect, the world’s largest gathering of insurance leaders and innovators, please join Stephanie Duchene, Insurtech partner, for a social gathering of pioneers and experts in insurance technology.
Located just steps from the conference floor, Alto Bar is Caesars Palace’s newest lounge, overlooking the casino floor. We look forward to seeing you there.

Funding tomorrow today - Part II
2017-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | WeWork-South Bank Central, 33 Stamford Street, London, United Kingdom
Join Dentons’ Venture Technology group, BDO and leading tech VCs and CEOs for Part II of our discussion on what it takes to secure funding today – activating your network, attracting talent, leveraging your board, avoiding common pitfalls and more. Select observations from Silicon Valley will be offered.
Participants: Joe Altendorff, Victor Boyajian

VENTUREOUT SWEDEN (NY)
2017-10-12 10:30 - 12:30 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
The VentureOut Sweden program focuses on connecting the best up and coming Swedish startups to New York’s finest and most respected members of the startup and technology communities. This includes strategy workshops in everything from fundraising to sales, expansion strategy support including legal, IP, tax and immigration, keynotes and expert panels including leaders at top U.S. technology companies and an opportunity to pitch some of NYC’s most esteemed venture investors.
Participants: Chris Errico

DEN Happy Hour (NY)
2017-10-12 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
20 -25 or more founders for bourbon and ping pong.

Edmonton Startup Week
2017-10-16 - 2017-10-20 | Various Locations
Dentons Venture Tech team in Edmonton, long-time, proud supporters of TEC Edmonton, are sponsoring Edmonton Startup Week and will be attending many of the venues. Edmonton Startup Week is a 5-day celebration of learning, discussion and networking around 20+ community-driven events, including workshops, socials, and momentum-building forums and opportunities around our city’s unique entrepreneurial identity, startup community & culture of innovation! Most events are free. Hope to see you there!

CIX Summit
2017-10-17 - 2017-10-18 | Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dentons Venture Tech team in Toronto will be attending this ‘must attend’ technology innovation destination (summit) where investors, innovative companies, entrepreneurs and facilitators converge to drive economic growth and accelerate the development and implementation of new ideas.
Hope to see you there!

Futurepreneur Canada Growth Accelerator – Day 1
2017-10-25 08:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Spin Master, 121 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dentons Venture Tech team in Toronto will join Futurepreneur Canada @ Spin Master, a globally successful entertainment startup, to further vet and enlighten qualified startups. Spin Master will share lessons learned.

Futurepreneur Canada Growth Accelerator – Day 2
2017-10-25 08:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Dentons, 77 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dentons Venture Tech team in Toronto will host Futurepreneur Canada to further vet and enlighten qualified startups.

VENTUREOUT FINTECH AUSTRALIA (NY)
2017-10-25 10:30 - 12:30 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
VentureOut is excited to partner with FD Global Connections and Tyro FinTech Hub on a program supporting Australia’s most promising fintech companies on their path to success in the US market. This program includes training and preparation in Australia (organized by FD Global Connections and Tyro FinTech Hub), a one-week program in NYC (organized by VentureOut) and continued support on the ground in Australia after the conclusion of the program (organized by FD Global Connections and Tyro FinTech Hub).
VentureOut Fintech Australia, the program we are excited to host in NYC, will focus on connecting the most promising post-seed Australian fintech startups to NYC’s top financial services institutions, fintech venture investors and successful fintech startups! VentureOut’s fintech programs have included some of the most respected members of NYC’s finance and technology communities, including Barclays, BBVA, JP Morgan, ff Venture Capital, Bain Capital, SMBC, PWC, Nasdaq, American Express and many others.
Participants: Chris Errico

VENTUREOUT ITALY (NY)
2017-11-01 10:30 - 12:30 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
The VentureOut Italy program focuses on connecting the best up and coming Italian startups to New York’s finest and most respected members of the startup and technology communities. This includes strategy workshops in everything from fundraising to sales, expansion strategy support including legal, IP, tax and immigration, keynotes and expert panels including leaders at top U.S. technology companies and an opportunity to pitch some of NYC’s most esteemed venture investors.
Participants: Chris Errico

TiECon Canada
2017-11-02 - 2017-11-03 | Infinity Convention Centre, 2910 Gibford Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
As a past sponsor, members of Dentons Venture Tech team in Ottawa will be attending TiE’s flagship conference for entrepreneurs, SMEs, industry veterans, investors, and other members of the Canadian business community. Hope to see you there November 2 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and November 3 from 7:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

VENTUREOUT ISRAEL (NY)
2017-11-15 10:30 - 12:30 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
The VentureOut Israel program focused on connecting the best up and coming Israeli startups to New York’s finest and most respected members of the startup and technology communities. These include leading venture capitalists such as ff Venture Capital and Gotham Ventures and partners such as Google, Etsy, NY Tech Meetup, the Mayor’s Office of New York and many others. Through VentureOut, startups with the brightest futures, the best leadership, and the strongest products will have access to New York’s VC market and will meet with influencers in the tech community. The program will be intense, exhausting, and full of meetings, but will be a game-changing opportunity for any startup that is ready for explosive growth in the biggest market in the world.
Participants: Chris Errico

SF Supper Club (San Francisco)
2017-11-15 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Quince Restaurant, 470 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94133, United States
Victor Boyajian, the global head of Dentons’ Venture Technology practice, and Kent Wakeford, former COO of Kabam, will be hosting a small private dinner gathering at San Francisco’s acclaimed Quince Restaurant. This intimate affair will bring together interesting folks from the tech scene as well as the worlds of diplomacy, philanthropy and the arts.
Participants: Victor Boyajian

CrowdTuesday (Berlin)
2017-11-21 15:30 - 19:00 UTC | Dentons Berlin, Markgrafenstraße 33, Berlin, 10117, Germany
CrowdTuesday is a small to medium sized event bringing together the crowdfunding and SME industry at local level. Characterized by an informal and welcoming atmosphere, CrowdTuesday is a perfect occasion for anybody interested to do some networking or to listen to interesting presentations on latest trends such as initial coin offerings, while having an after work drink. Participation is free of charge.

Participants: Robert Michaels (Europe)

AI (Artificial Intelligence) World Forum
2017-11-27 - 2017-11-28 | The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Members of Dentons Venture Tech team from Toronto and Ottawa will attend this annual event that brings together top global thought leaders in AI and Machine Learning to advance the dialogue on the AI Revolution. North America is a leader in finance, technology and law – the key elements necessary to build an inclusive AI global ecosystem that supports responsible innovation. The Forum explores leadership trends in Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, AI, Robotics, Infrastructure, Health Care, Cyber-Security, Self-Driving Cars, Chatbots, Law & Ethics, Banking, Defense, Food Security and Diversity in AI and its impacts on the global economy. Hope to see you there!

Canadian Fintech Awards
2017-11-27 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Members of Dentons Venture Tech team from Toronto and Ottawa will attend the 3rd Annual Canadian FinTech Awards to recognize and celebrate Canadian Innovation in Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence with 14 award categories for FinTechs, startups, scaleups, AI companies, banks, service firms, investors, lawyers, incubators & accelerators, thought leaders, tech companies and many more! Hope to see you there!

SaaS North Conference
2017-11-29 - 2017-11-30 | Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
As a long-term supporter of L-SPARK, Dentons Venture Tech team in Ottawa is pleased to be sponsoring SaaS North– Canada’s annual hub for SaaS founders, investors, and executives to network, grow and learn from experience, tactical content and actionable conversations delivered by global leaders in SaaS. Dentons Venture Teach team joins PwC to support the invite-only Investor breakfast. Hope to see you there!

From Biotech to Techbio (San Francisco)
2017-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Dentons San Francisco, One Market Plaza Spear Tower, 24th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Biology has seen technology bring scientists powerful tools to deepen and accelerate discoveries as much as their deployment. Artificial intelligence, deep learning, and big data keep disrupting the industry. Biotech startups that are more technology companies than biology ones are emerging.

Join us to discuss how technology is impacting the biotech world and what trends we should see emerge in the coming years.

48 Hours in the Valley (C100)
2017-12-05 - 2017-12-07 | Silicon Valley, CA, United States
As a long-standing supporter and C100 Partner, Dentons Venture Tech members across Canada will nominate worthy late seed/pre-Series A startups that have demonstrated successful proof of concept, have exceptional growth prospects, and meet C100’s criteria, as candidates to participate 48 hours of mentorship, networking opportunities, investor meetings, and unparalleled access to C100’s extensive network in Silicon Valley. Good luck!

VTG Fire Escape Chats (NY)
2017-12-05 15:00 - 17:45 UTC | Dentons – Meatpacking, 22 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY, 10014-1321, United States
Victor Boyajian hosts informal chats with key players in the global innovation economy from our Venture Tech Centre at Meatpacking office in NY as part of our video blog series.

This week’s guests: Alliott Cole, CEO, Octopus Ventures and Urs Cete, BDMI- Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Inc.

Private tour of the Museu Picasso and client reception (Barcelona)
2018-01-03 19:45 - 23:00 UTC | Picasso Museu, Barcelona
Dentons Venture Technology and Relay Ventures invite you to experience an artistic treat during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Museu Picasso is home to one of the most extensive collections of Pablo Picasso’s artworks.

Join us for a private tour of the museum followed by a reception featuring traditional Basque-style pintxos and cocktails in the Finestres Courtyard. As in years’ past we will have a rich mix of global emerging growth companies and venture firms’ gathered together on the grounds of the 13th century medieval palaces in which the collection is housed.

This exclusive event is by invitation only and non-transferable.

Participants: Victor Boyajian (New York), Todd Daubert (Washington), Jan Willem van den Bos (London), Pascal Chadenet (Paris), Igor Ostrowski (Warsaw), Kelly Tymburski (Dubai)

For more information, contact Krunali Parekh at krunali.parekh@dentons.com.

Dentons and JP Morgan Heathcare Conference (San Francisco)
2018-01-09 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Wayfare Tavern – Bartlett Room, 558 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join us for an intimate cocktail reception and dinner gathering of clients and friends during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. We will be returning to Wayfare Tavern, celebrity chef Tyler Florence’s gourmet eatery.
Expect great food and even better company and conversation. We hope to see you there!
Key Participants: Jeffrey A. Baumel (New York), Victor H. Boyajian (New York), John L. Cleary (New York), Ira Kotel (New York), Stafford Matthews (Silicon Valley)
Please contact Krunali Parekh for more information.

ERA Launch Event (NYC)
2018-01-16 06:30 - 21:30 UTC | Dentons NY, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, 10020, United States
Participants: Sara Werner (New York)

EU General Data Protection Regulation Workshop with Stripes Group and Octopus Ventures (New York)
2018-01-16 08:00 - 10:00 UTC | Stripes Group Office (New York), 402 W 13th street, New York, 10014, United States
Event link – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gdpr-workshop-tickets-41499035733

Victor Boyajian (New York), Todd Daubert (DC) and Marc Elshof (Amsterdam) are presenting.
