EFTA02344189.pdf

From: ff Venture Capital <[email protected]> on behalf of ff Venture Capital <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 8:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: ffVC Dispatch: Happy Holidays! // 2016 Roundup <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/trac=/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=f53bd7c88c&e=d002b8c2dc> From everyone at ff Venture Capital, happy holida=s! We thank you for your support over the past year and wish you a happy=2C healthy, and prosperous 2017. It has been an exciting and expansive year at ffVC=2C from the launch of our groundbreaking partnership with NYU focusing on=artificial intelligence startups—the Al Nexuslab <http://ffvc.us5.lis=- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=5e7c049456&e=3Dd002b8c2dc> —to our investments in 15 new early=stage tech startups such as Gr=atHorn <http://ffvc.us5.list- managel.com/tra=k/click?urbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=c35f5a788a&e=d002b8c2dc> , CyberX chttp://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb=b0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=89e8be5417&e=d002b8c2dc> , Dashbot, and Clarity <httpl=ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6=a7c8d3c6&e=d002b8c2dc> , and the continuing growth of our=portfolio of more than 50 leading companies like Distil <http://ffvc.us5=2Elist- manage2.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=8d06bef91=&e=d002b8c2dc> <http://fIvc.us5.list- manage.com/=rack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=645d0bba23&e=d002b8c2dc> , Plated <http://ffvc.us5.list-managel.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4107dc8cbaf&id=20ab4092ca&e=d002b8c2dc> =2C and Owlet <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage2.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343=da87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=82f4550cf0&e=d002b8c2dc> . We are privileged to work with our talented foun=ers and their teams, and we look forward to continuing the journey with=all of you in 2017. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/5=9e29e0-9a6c-41f1-927a-f758e3ff77eljpg> The application of artificial intelligence (Al) across the technolog=cal ecosystem will be one of our core themes in 2017. While there is much=hype around this space, there is also much to understand. We believe Al=will become a layer across multiple sectors and impact virtually every in=ustry. We draw comparisons to the way= in which mobile technology reshaped the ways we live, work, interact=with one another, and share information; this illustrates how we believ= Al can have the same transformative effects in the decades to come. We e=plained our views on the importance of Al in VentureBeat <http://fIvc.us5.I=st- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=92e19358da&e=3Dd002b8c2dc> =2C and in January we'll be publishing an in-depth blog post about why Al=is reaching an inflection point and how it will be at the root of many ne= technological breakthroughs. Stayed tuned for more of our thoughts here=E24>Qwe encourage you to let us know your thoughts as well. EFTA_R1_01313064 EFTA02344189 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4107dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Dashbot <http://ffvc.us5.list- managel.com/track/click?u=30bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=df315f83da&e=d002b8c2dc> , a leading bot analytics platf=rm, raises $2 million in seed funding. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/.9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Drop chttp://ffvc.usS.list- manage1.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=7bd2b61480&e=d002b8c2dc> , Canada's top millennial loyalty=rewards program, prepares for a US debut in 2017. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/imagesh9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Indiegogo <http://ffvc.usS.list- managel.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=47512fe4f38(e=d002b8c2dc> is the first to embrace equity=crowdfunding. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Clarity <http://ffvc.usS.list- manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=112eff1052&e=d002b8c2dc> launches as your new personal fi=ance guru. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> GreatHorn's <http://ffvc.us5.list- managel.corn/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=152021bSb3&e=d002b8c2dc> CEO discusses how executives=can mitigate email spear phishing attacks. <https://gallery.maiIchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbal/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> CyberX <http://ffvc.usS.list- manage.corn/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=da72d441df&e=d002b8c2dc> is the first to reveal the cause=of one of the largest DDoS cyberattacks ever. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbagimages/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Authorea, Pebblepost, and Plated <http://ffvc.usS.list- manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3c9f24c111&e=d002b8c2dc> are=listed among NYC's most exciting startups. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c38401-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> ff Venture Capital is profiled as reinventin= seed-stage VC <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage=.corn/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=5200527acl&e==002b8c2dc> in Institutional Investor. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Ryan Armbrust provides a realistically optim=stic view <http://ffvc.usS.list- ma=age.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3eec25861b&e==002b8c2dc> of early-stage VC. 2 EFTA_R1_01313065 EFTA02344190 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> John Frankel's approach to predicting consumer behavior=is outlined in Inc. <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.corn/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda=7a4f07dc8cbaf&id=7fee9b16ed&e=d002b8c2dc> <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Katherine Bluhm shares her thoughts <http://ffvc.us5.list- managel.com/track/click?==bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=f51e03bb53&e=d002b8c2dc> on=being an "LP-friendly" investor. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Nasdaq's "Meet a VC" program shines a spotlight=on Adam Plotkin. <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bd=87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=93fe447ef8&e=d002b8c2dc> <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dacbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> Xconomy recaps <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=24dbcab037&e=d002b8c2dc> our Al Insight Forum expl=ring the future of Al. <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> David Teten writes about the importance of =unning your startup based on metrics. chttps://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf/images/=9c3840f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> ffVC is listed among the top-designed ventur= capital websites. <http://ffvc.us5.list=manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=b123d8c1698te==002b8c2dc> <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbagimages/=9c3f340f-12a0-4743-940a-263e0e7d0783.jpg> INC is one of Preqin's most consistently top performing VCs for=the second year. Lots of our portfolio companies are hiring. <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb03=3bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=b74599107e&e=d002b8c2dc> Website <http://ffvc.us5.list- manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb03=3bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=7b29744988&e=d002b8c2dc> I Twittery Facebook I Blog <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/clic=?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=2c6ceec349&e=d002b8c2dc> <=td> Unsubscribe chttp://ffvc.us5.list- managel.com/unsubscribe?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f=7dc8cbaf&id=87b7bf9a53&e=d002b8c2dc&c=d395264445> <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.corn/track/open.php?u=bbd=0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=d395264445&e=d002b8c2dc> 3 EFTA_R1_01313066 EFTA02344191