<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>ff Venture Capital &lt;dispatch=ffvc.com@mail205.wdc02.mcdly.net&gt; on behalf of ff
Venture Capital &lt;dispatch@ffvc.com&gt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:05 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>jeevacation@gmail.com</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>ffVC Dispatch: Future Labs Al Summit Recap, Al NexusLab Applications + Q1 News</td></tr></table>

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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=0634fc558b&e=d002b8c2dc">concluded the first cohort o= the NYU/ffVC AI NexusLab, and continued discussing <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.co=/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=c189702025&e==002b8c2dc> the importance of why we're investing in artificial intelligence.

all-star We also spea=er co-hosted lineup the from first Facebook, Future Labs IBM, Al CB Summit Insights, w=th Fast NYU Forward Tandon Labs, and and=FirstMark Future Labs, with Capital 550+ to attendees name a few. and Check an out highlights from the day here:<=p>

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Applications are now open through May 3 for the second cohort of the=AI NexusLab. The program will begin in July 2017. Apply here=/a> and read more details on the success of the first cohort in <http://ffvc.=s5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=9b2028=fc5&e=d002b8c2dc> TechCrunch.

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Distil Networks <http://ffvc.us5.list-

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Listen to podcast interviews with each of the five AI NexusLab companies.

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Forbes covers the invention of Programmatic Direct Mail b= PebblePost <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87=4f07dc8cbaf&id=a02cdde81e&e=d002b8c2dc> 's Lewis Gersh.

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Skip <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=f4741c13ca&e=d002b8c2dc> is highlighted as one of the newest=players in mobile check-out technology in CNBC.

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GreatHorn and Ionic Security <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=42fe87e7de&e=d002b8c2dc> are among S=icon Republic's top 10 anti-phishing startups.

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Phone.com <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=72c79e9e71&e=d002b8c2dc> receives the Internet Telephon= Product of the Year Award.

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CB Insights revisits the startups from their Future of Fi=tech conference, including Socure <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/t=ack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=8f6fbbf6d6&e=d002b8c2dc>.

is elected Partner along w=th other ffVC Partnership updates.

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TechCrunch reports on <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/tra=k/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3b1813fb24&e=d002b8c2dc> the conclusion of=the AI NexusLab.

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Andrew Kangpan discusses <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.co=/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6293e1d109&e==002b8c2dc> how entreprene=rs can prepare for advisor agreements.

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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 AI curve in 2017 in Inc.

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ffVC weighs in on <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/cl=ck?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=9ff47417ec&e=d002b8c2dc> the disruptive force= of AI in Venture Capital Journal.

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Harry O'Sullivan expounds on <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.=om/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=a9c4fcdf1f&e==002b8c2dc> the importa=ce of early-stage startup revenue projections.

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John Frankel and NYU Future Labs discuss <http://ffvc.=s5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=6e2ebf=95f&e=d002b8c2dc>

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The AI NexusLab companies are profiled in T=chical.ly Brooklyn and TWiML <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/tra=k/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=79f6901f89&e=d002b8c2dc>.

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