New York—Dentons, the leading global law firm with a premier global boutique venture technology and emerging growth companies practice, today unveiled another video in its series of snap conversations. The videos feature prominent global leaders in the technology sector at its Venture Tech Centre in the heart of New York's Meatpacking district.

"Jumping the Pond," the second conversation in the "Fire Escape Chats" series, features Alliott Cole, CEO of Octopus Ventures, a venture capital firm with headquarters in London and New York, and Victor H. Boyajian, Global Chair of Dentons' Venture Technology group. (To view the 3.5 minute video, click here.)

Upcoming chats will feature a selection of venture capital investors, founders, tech giants and visionaries, offering a chance to eavesdrop on insightful conversations with industry authorities in this unique urban tech setting.

"These conversations capture the entrepreneurial ethos of our clients and other disruptors across the tech ecosystem," said Boyajian about the series. "With a laser focus on innovating in the marketplace, we seek to provide a platform to fuel growth in this sector. It is yet another market differentiator for Dentons."

Dentons' Venture Technology group is a top-ranked global boutique focused in technology, medical device and life sciences with a core focus on artificial intelligence, mobile, adtech, digital health, data privacy and fintech. The team works with startups and later-stage venture and private equity-backed emerging growth companies with big global aspirations as they execute their strategic growth plans and drive to exit. With resources for emerging growth companies spanning the globe in tech centers from Berlin, London, Vancouver, Palo Alto and New York to Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai, the Venture Technology group is uniquely positioned to meet clients' strategic needs. This is particularly so, through its collaboration with Techstars and other market leaders.

In addition to the Fire Escape Chats, the Venture Technology group also offers a variety of resources and services for startups, including:

• Incubator space in Silicon Valley and other offices
• Stand-alone Venture Tech Centre at Meatpacking, New York City
• Startup resources at dentonsventurebeyond.com
• Venture Connection™ program connecting opportunity with capital
• Fixed-fee startup packages
• IP and Commercial Assessment Offering

Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a London and New York based venture capital firm, focused on identifying unique and ambitious entrepreneurs.

To us, Entrepreneurs are the people who create defining moments. Few Entrepreneurs go back to their original investors for their next venture. Ours do. We find being bold and generous - with our time, our attention, our network and our knowledge - works for everyone. We never forget that while we are invested in multiple companies, entrepreneurs are invested in just one.

We invest from £250,000 to £25 million in seed to series B funding and look to follow in subsequent rounds. We share our expertise and advice every step of the way to help our Entrepreneurs take their ideas from inception to international scale-up.

Companies we've backed in recent years include Big Health, graze.com, Eve, Magic Pony, Secret Escapes, Sofar Sounds, Swiftkey, Swoon Editions, tails.com, Zoopla Property Group and Zynstra. Each one unleashed the progress we and our Entrepreneurs knew was there. www.octopusventures.com

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