Ainventures
also invests · investor profileFounded 2020 · 25 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Find your way into Ainventures
839 people in our graph share verified history with the Ainventures team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Tobi Cokerunlockedknows Sherman Williams · together at Kauffman Fellows (overlapped)
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×2knows the team · via The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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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.
Founders & leadership
Ainventures was founded in 2020 by Sherman Williams and Emily McMahan.
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Sherman Williamsin𝕏Co-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.
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Investors · 1
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Ainventures went on to found or lead other companies.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Ainventures 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 Ainventures?
- Ainventures was founded by Sherman Williams, Emily McMahan in 2020.
- Who are Ainventures's investors?
- Ainventures's investors include Perot Jain.

