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From: ff Venture Capital <[email protected]> on behalf of ff Venture Capital <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: ffVC Dispatch: Future Labs Al Summit Recap, Al NexusLab Applications + Q1 News <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/trac=/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6420f4e13d&e=d002b8c2dc> Dear friends of ffVC — There's much to recap from what has been a=busy first quarter of 2017. Namely, we announced that Ryan Armbrust has been elected Partner, <= style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; text- decoration:underline;"=href="http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f0=dc8cbaf&id=06341c558b&e=d002b8c2dc">concluded the first cohort o= the NYU/ffVC Al NexusLab, and continued discussing chttp://ffvc.us5.list- managel.co=/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=c189702025&e==002b8c2dc> the importance of why we're investing in artif=cial intelligence. We also co-hosted the first Future Labs Al Summit w=th NYU Tandon and Future Labs, with 550+ attendees and an all- star spea=er lineup from Facebook, IBM, CB Insights, Fast Forward Labs, and=FirstMark Capital to name a few. Check out highlights from the day here:<=p> <http://ffvc.us5.list-mannel.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=cd4947079f&e==002b8c2dc> Applications are now open through May 3 for the second cohort of the=Al NexusLab. The program will begin in July 2017. Apply here=/a> and read more details on the success of the first cohort in chttp://ffvc.=s5.list- managel.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=9b2028=fc5&e=d002b8c2dc> TechCrunch. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Distil Networks <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage2.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=c3e7b58d87&e=d002b8c2dc> is listed among Bloomber='s 50 Most Promising Startups in 2017. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Listen to podcast interviews with each of the five Al NexusLab companies. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbal/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Plated chttp://ffvc.us5.list- EFTA_R1_01296730 EFTA02336503 manage.cornitrack/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=172c85b2lb&e=d002b8c2dc> is highlighted as a family-friend=y mealkit service by Parents Magazine. <https:figallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Forbes covers the invention of Programmatic Direct Mail b= PebblePost <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87=4f07dc8cbaf&id=a02cdde8le&e=d002b8c2dc> 's Lewis Gersh. <https://gallery.maiIchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaftimages/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Skip <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.cornitrack/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=f4741c13ca&e=d002b8c2dc> is highlighted as one of the newest=players in mobile check-out technology in CNBC. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/.9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> GreatHorn and Ionic Security <http://ffvc.usS.list- manage.comitrack/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf&id=42fe87e7de&e=d002b8c2dc> are among S=licon Republic's top 10 anti-phishing startups. <https:figallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Phone.com chttp://ffvc.usS.list- manage.cornitrack/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=72c79e9e71&e=d002b8c2dc> receives the Internet Telephon= Product of the Year Award. <https:figallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Sure chttp://ffvc.us5.list- managel.cornitrack/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=2a707b4867&e=d002b8c2dc> partners with NationWide to offer m=llennials on-demand renters insurance. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaftimages/=9c3f340f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> CB Insights revisits the startups from their Future of Fi=tech conference, including Socure <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.comn=ack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=8f6fbbf6d6&e=d002b8c2dc> . is elected Partner along w=th other ffVC Partnership updates. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaftimages/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> TechCrunch reports on <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/tra=k/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3b1813fb24&e=d002b8c2dc> the conclusion of=the Al NexusLab. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaftimages/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Andrew Kangpan discusses <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.coqtrack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6293e1d109&e==002b8c2dc> how entreprene=rs can prepare for advisor agreements. 2 EFTA_R1_01296731 EFTA02336504 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> John Frankel shares thoughts on <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/=rack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=4b19d5554a&e=d002b8c2dc> how to g=t ahead of the Al curve in 2017 in Inc. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> fNC weighs in on <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/cl=ck?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=9ff47417ec&e=d002b8c2dc> the disruptive force= of Al in Venture Capital Journal. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbagimagesk9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Harry O'Sullivan expounds on <http://ffvc.usS.list- manage.=om/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf&id=a9c4fcdflf&e==002b8c2dc> the importa=ce of early- stage startup revenue projections. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> John Frankel and NYU Future Labs discuss <http://ffvc.=s5.list- manage2.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6e2ebf=95f&e=d002b8c2dc> <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> The Al NexusLab companies are profiled in T=chical.ly Brooklyn and TWi ML <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.corn/tra=k/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=79f6901f89&e=d002b8c2dc> . 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