Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

Ain Ventures

also invests · investor profile

New York, US · Founded 2020 · 25 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

Find your way into Ain Ventures

Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.

1,490 people can intro you to Sherman

Ask Forrest Underwood to introduce you to Sherman Williams

You →Forrest · together at AIN Ventures →Sherman

307 people can intro you to Emily

Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Emily McMahan

You →Jamie · together at AIN Ventures →Emily

Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Ain Ventures

  • Your email: who you already know at Ain Ventures, and who your contacts know
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with the Ain Ventures team
  • Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you

We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

AIN Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups serving both commercial and government/defense markets, and it advises founders on securing non-dilutive government grants and contracts. It operates the Academy Investor Network, a network of service academy graduates who act as portfolio advisors and technical experts.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Founders & leadership

Ain Ventures was founded in 2020 by Sherman Williams and Emily McMahan.

SWSherman Williams
Sherman WilliamsCo-founder & Managing PartnerSherman Williams is a Naval Academy graduate who served as a Naval Officer and later worked as an M&A investment banker before co-founding AIN Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on dual-use technology and veteran-led startups. He is a Kauffman Fellows alumnus and also mentors entrepreneurs through Techstars Los Angeles.
EMEmily McMahan
Emily McMahanCo-founder & General PartnerEmily McMahan is co-founder and general partner of AIN Ventures, a seed-stage venture fund investing in deep technology and military-veteran-led startups. She holds an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and a B.S. from West Point, served as a U.S. Army military police officer with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and previously founded Capitol Post, a veteran-focused startup incubator in Washington, DC.

Investors · 1

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$3.4M disclosed across 1 round · 2021

▶$3.4MraisedAug 2023 · 23 investors · Investing
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sherman C. WilliamsExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Emily McMahanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • AIN Ventures Fund I GP, LLCDirector
Offering amount
$50M
Amount sold
$3.4M
Minimum investment
$50K
First sale
Dec 2021
Incorporated
Limited Partnership, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.1
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Ain Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

Emily McMahanCo-founder & General PartnerFounded AcademyinvestorSherman WilliamsCo-founder & Managing PartnerFounded Academyinvestor

Frequently asked questions

What does Ain Ventures do?
AIN Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups serving both commercial and government/defense markets, and it advises founders on securing non-dilutive government grants and contracts. It operates the Academy Investor Network, a network of service academy graduates who act as portfolio advisors and technical experts.
Who founded Ain Ventures?
Ain Ventures was founded by Sherman Williams, Emily McMahan in 2020.
Who are Ain Ventures's investors?
Ain Ventures's investors include Perot Jain.
How much funding has Ain Ventures raised?
Ain Ventures has disclosed $3.4M raised across 1 round.
Where is Ain Ventures headquartered?
Ain Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.