Partners & Sponsors

Dentons is the world's first polycentric global law firm. Dentons' newly acquired Venture Technology team is a top-ranked practice focused on technology, with a core emphasis in digital media, mobile, adtech, data privacy and fintech and exclusively represents startups and venture capital funds. In this strategy session, the Venture Tech team will speak one-to-one with each company regarding international expansion plans, strategic legal issues, IP concerns, term sheet strategy and more.

WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) is a nationally ranked Top 30 Firm that empowers clients with innovative tools and solutions to address their accounting, tax and advisory needs. Our highly responsive team of professionals offers deep industry expertise and service experience to help our clients grow and thrive— to Be in a Position of Strength.

Founded in 1999, La Playa is an award-winning independent insurance broker with offices in New York, London and Cambridge.

Our specialist teams are true experts in their fields, committed to outstanding service combined with first class advice and customized insurance programs for Science & Technology, Media & Digital, Arts & Entertainment, Fine Art, Private Client.

What sets us apart is the advice we offer: we really know our stuff. We listen, we analyse, we advise you on how to eliminate or mitigate your risk, and how to protect yourself against what remains. We may not be the cheapest option – so if an off-the-shelf policy and call center queues work for you, be our guest. But if you need some advice on identifying your risk areas, how to structure your insurance most efficiently and effectively, and how to adapt it to the changing dynamics of your work or life – with hand-holding and close attention to detail - you’ve come to the right place.

Escalon exists to unburden entrepreneurs. We want to give you back your most important asset: time to focus on growth. Since 2006, we’ve leveraged our team’s extensive hands-on experience to help CEOs handle their business’ operational and tactical needs at all stages.

Our proactive approach means we’re more than a service provider: we’ve become a trusted ally. We deliver customized and comprehensive solutions for handling non-core yet essentials functions, like finance & accounting, HR, payroll, tax, and benefits. Based in the Silicon Valley, Escalon serves startups and growing companies from over 16 different countries.

TriNet provides small and midsize businesses with a full-service HR solution so they can free themselves from the complexities of HR and focus on their goals. As their trusted HR business partner, TriNet assumes many of the responsibilities of being an employer and helps these companies contain HR costs, minimize employer-related risks and relieve the administrative burden of HR. TriNet offers bundled HR products tailored by industry and strategic HR services, resulting in a comprehensive and empowering solution.

When it comes to language, localized content is an important factor that ensures your message will be understood when you are entering a new market. Your translated communications should effectively address complex localization issues such as dialect, phrasing and terminology so that they accurately reflect your original intent.

Alpha Translations Canada Inc. was established in June of 1994 by Michèle Hecken, herself an accredited translator and interpreter, and has since grown into a thriving international business. We offer language services tailored specifically to your needs, inmany languages combinations. Your translation team is assigned to your project according to their familiarity with and expertise in your particular industry, as well as with the nature of the material being translated.

Spark Labs is a co-working community and venture incubator dedicated to digital start-up companies in NYC. They help tech entrepreneurs develop their business in the US or Europe by leveraging their space and support infrastructure.

Clarity PR is an international public relations agency specializing in strategic communications for fast-growth technology companies. The company is known for its strategic approach to PR and its impactful, editorially-driven media relations campaigns. Headquartered in London with offices in New York and Berlin, the Clarity team works with companies ranging from promising new startups to multinational organizations. In 2016, Clarity was ranked among PR Week's Top 150 technology PR firms in the UK.

Collectively is a digital agency that believes technology can radically change the status quo.

Through strategy, design, and development, we work with entrepreneurs, changemakers, and institutions to create technology that empowers people to overcome their biggest challenges.