<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>ff Venture Capital &lt;dispatch=ffvc.com@mail91.atI31.mcdIv.net&gt; on behalf of ff
Venture Capital &lt;dispatch@ffvc.com&gt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Tuesday, December 20, 2016 8:00 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>jeevacation@gmail.com</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>ffVC Dispatch: Happy Holidays! // 2016 Roundup</td></tr></table>

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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 AI NexusLab <http://ffvc.us5.list-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-manage1.com/tra=k/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=c35f5a788a&e=d002b8c2dc> , CyberX <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bb=b0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=89e8be5417&e=d002b8c2dc> , Dashbot, and Clarity <http://=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://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/=rack/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=645d0bba23&e=d002b8c2dc> , Plated <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&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.

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Dashbot <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3Dbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=df315f83da&e=d002b8c2dc>, a leading bot analytics platf=rm, raises $2 million in seed funding.

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Indiegogo <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=47512fe4f3&e=d002b8c2dc> is the first to embrace equity=crowdfunding.

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Clarity <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=112eff1052&e=d002b8c2dc> launches as your new personal fi=ance guru.

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GreatHorn's <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=152021b5b3&e=d002b8c2dc> CEO discusses how executives=can mitigate email spear phishing attacks.

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CyberX <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=da72d441df&e=d002b8c2dc> is the first to reveal the cause=of one of the largest DDoS cyberattacks ever.

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Authorea, Pebblepost, and Plated <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3c9f24c111&e=d002b8c2dc> are=listed among NYC's most exciting startups.

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ff Venture Capital is profiled as reinventin= seed-stage VC <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage=.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=5200527ac1&e==002b8c2dc> in Institutional Investor.

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Ryan Armbrust provides a realistically optim=stic view <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=3eec25861b&e==002b8c2dc> of early-stage VC.

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John Frankel's approach to predicting consumer behavior=is outlined in Inc. <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bbdb0343bda=7a4f07dc8cbaf&id=7fee9b16ed&e=d002b8c2dc>

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Katherine Bluhm shares her thoughts <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?==bbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=f51e03bb53&e=d002b8c2dc> on=being an "LP-friendly" investor.

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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>

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Xconomy recaps <http://ffvc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dbdb0343bda87a4f07dc8cbaf&id=24dbcab037&e=d002b8c2dc> our AI Insight Forum expl=ring the future of AI.

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David Teten writes about the importance of =unning your startup based on metrics.

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ffVC is listed among the top-designed ventur= capital websites.

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ffVC is one of Preqin's most consistently top performing VCs for=the second year.

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