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New York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
AIN Ventures invests at the intersection of national priorities and commercial innovation, focusing on deep tech where breakthrough technology meets mission-critical demand. It notes that large U.S. R&D spending underpins frontier innovation and positions itself to help founders scale across both commercial and government markets. The firm offers non-dilutive capital advisory, leveraging expertise in securing grants and government contracts, and claims to have helped secure over $100M in non-dilutive capital. It also draws on the Academy Investor Network, a proprietary community of 600+ service academy graduates serving as portfolio advisors, DoD leadership, and technical experts.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through AIN Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 44 of 51 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20Deep Tech ×16Enterprise Software ×11Hardware ×11SaaS ×10Defense Tech ×9Space Tech ×9Biotech ×7
HQs:United States×28Canada×1Singapore×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×73 founders×74+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3United States Military Academy at West Point ×3Boston University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2The Johns Hopkins University ×2UCLA Anderson School of Management ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2Vanderbilt University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×16Computer Science ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×5Business & Management ×4Economics ×2Life Sciences ×2Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history
Google ×5US Army ×3IBM ×2Kasisto ×2National University of Singapore ×2Stanford University ×2University of Utah ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
9 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 33 with degree data)
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 62024 · 22021 · 22020 · 12017 · 112 dated
Adaptyx develops a minimally-invasive wearable dermal patch that continuously measures biomarkers in interstitial fluid using an array of programmable molecular switches.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Vijit Sabnis(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlex Yoshikawa(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)inPawan Kapur(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inH. Tom Soh(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Joseph M. DeSimone(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Daniel Grossman(Chief Medical & Business Officer)in
Co-investorsHumba VenturesNext VenturesOverwater Ventures LlcStartXChemistryCraft Ventures+1 more
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AgileDD offers a human-guided AI platform that ingests unstructured technical documents (PDFs, images, MS Office files, including handwriting via OCR) and extracts, indexes, and searches them using generative AI, machine learning, and RAG.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORHouston Angel Network
AgileDD provides AI-powered document processing and data analytics solutions for enterprises in energy, mining, and defense sectors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsSymbiotic Ventures
Anadyr Horizon builds predictive simulation software powered by what it calls Agentic Systems Intelligence (ASI), designed to model human decisions and strategic outcomes before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechNew York, US
Dr. Arvid Bell(Co-Founder; Founder, Negotiation Task Force (NTF))Dr. Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress(Co-Founder)Dr. William C. Potter(Co-Founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCollide CapitalCommonweal Ventures
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Mark McQuade(Founder)inBrian Benedict(Founder)Jacob Solawetz(Founder)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCentre Street PartnersCompanion M Gmb HEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersHitachi Ventures+11 more
Montegrappa is a platform that helps businesses manage operational complexity through unified tools designed to deliver clarity, alignment, and control at every growth stage.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAlumni VenturesCrosscourt VenturesPitchdrive
BoodleBox is a collaborative intelligence platform where people work together with multiple AI models in shared spaces, framing problems and validating answers rather than relying on single-user chatbots.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
France Q. Hoang(Founder)in
Co-investorsCity LightDOGWOOD VENTURESJFFLabs, INC.JHH vcService Provider CapitalContext Ventures+3 more
Wireless urologic sensing system for lower urinary tract symptoms such as incontinence, prostate issues, and neurogenic bladder.
BiotechIrvine, US
Derek Herrera(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Herschberger(Executive Officer)
BoardSherman Williams(Director)inKurt Azarbarzin(Director)Michael Frazzette(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTOR
Cerbrec provides an orchestration platform that integrates sensor data and IoT signals across physical infrastructure operations and deploys AI agents to optimize performance in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTHoboken, US
David R. Winer(Founder)inGarrett Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Level CapitalACADEMY INVESTORBDev VenturesGurtin VenturesInner Loop CapitalTechstars+1 more
ChemT builds CelMo, an AI-driven virtual cell platform that models cell states and predicts responses to process, genetic, and molecular changes to optimize biomanufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSingapore, SG
Ling Wu(President & Co-Founder)inJie Sun(CEO & Co-Founder)inProf. Nicholas Gascoigne(Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsDraper University VenturesACADEMY INVESTORWavemaker Partners
Civitech builds technology infrastructure for political candidates, social causes, and local governments to increase voter registration and engagement.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSan Antonio, US
Jeremy Smith(CEO and Co-founder)inDan Graham(Director)Stephanie Fisher(Executive Officer)inErin Fahy(Chief Technology Officer of Issuer)inSarah Jackel(Executive Officer)
BoardTamer Mokhtar(Director)
Co-investorsBuilders + BackersHigher Ground LabsMana VenturesMercury FundScout VenturesScout Ventures+1 more
ClimateAi offers ClimateLens, an AI and machine-learning platform that applies patented models to weather and climate data at 1km resolution to produce short- and long-term forecasts and actionable insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Himanshu Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORBlackhorn VenturesClimacticDYDX CapitalNeotribe VenturesNo Talking Capital+3 more
Cyclone Labs builds ultra-maneuverable autonomous underwater robotic systems capable of rapid three-dimensional movement for maritime operations.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesTyche Partners
Florrent develops bio-based supercapacitors with higher energy density than standard supercapacitors, aimed at short-duration power quality and reliability applications such as data center backup power, grid reliability, and renewables firming.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyAmherst, US
Joseph Hastry(Executive Officer, Promoter)Alexander Nichols(Director, Promoter)Jose LaSalle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardChristopher Noble(Director)Priya Yadav(Director)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCollaborative FundMassVenturesNextFab VenturesRaven CapitalBoston Impact Initiative (BII)
FluxWorks develops magnetic gearing technology for motion systems, replacing traditional mechanical gears with contactless magnetic solutions.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsTexas, US
Bryton Praslicka(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAggie Angel NetworkHouston Angel NetworkScout VenturesScout VenturesMichigan Capital Network
Icarus designs and manufactures solar-powered autonomous aircraft that fly for months at the edge of space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Henry Kwan(Founder)inCameron HargisinZach 'Jerry' WilliamsinHenry K.(CEO)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTOREntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)HAWKTAILPioneerPredictive VCSpot VC+24 more
Infino is an open-source retrieval engine that embeds full-text (BM25) search, vector embeddings, and SQL directly inside standard Apache Parquet files on object storage such as S3, GCS, or Azure Blob.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Vinay Kakade(Founder)inAsif Makhani(Founder)inEkechi NwokahMurali Krishna
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Inversion develops spacecraft and systems to establish Low-Earth Orbit as an on-demand logistics network for rapid global transportation and defense applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Justin Fiaschetti(Founder)inAustin Briggs(Founder)in
Co-investorsSpark CapitalY CombinatorACADEMY INVESTORDas & Co.Dorm RoomGrit Ventures+24 more
Kaleidoscope provides a software platform for scientific R&D teams to track and communicate project data, manage complex research processes, and accelerate decision-making.
BiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ewan Taylor(CSO and Co-founder)Geraldine Paulus(Co-founder, VP Operations)Brian Naughton(Co-founder and CTO)inDavid Yen(Founder)inBogdan Knezevic(Founder)in
Co-investorsBurda Principal InvestmentsHAWKTAILHummingbird VenturesNorth Base Media3x5 PartnersDimension Capital+1 more
Lyonshare is a fundraising strategy, pitch deck, and design agency serving investment funds, startups, and founders.
FintechSaaS
Kelly Lyons(Founder)in
Co-investorsCortado Ventures
Locus Lock designs software-defined GNSS receivers for accurate positioning in complex environments including deep urban, contested, and dynamic platforms for defense and commercial applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationRoboticsSpace TechDenver, US
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAurelia FoundryBackswing VenturesIn-Q-TelRange VCTechstars
Lux Semiconductors develops metal core substrates for defense and aerospace electronics that provide enhanced thermal management and high-speed signal routing for applications including aircraft, space assets, and terrestrial vehicles.
Deep TechDefense TechIoTSemiconductorsAlbany, US
Shane McMahon(Executive Officer)inGraeme Housser(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORHemisphere Ventures LLCTechstarsLockheed Martin VenturesUltratech Capital Partners
Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsNew York City, US
Xavier (Tianhao) Chi(Founder)inSebastian Peralta(CEO)inXavier Chi(Founder)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORBetaworksFoundersX VenturesFuel Venture CapitalImagination CapitalMozilla Ventures+22 more
MLtwist provides a unified platform for preparing unstructured data for AI, handling ingestion, transformation, labeling, validation, and versioning across multiple data types.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORInner Loop CapitalStage 2 CapitalHike Ventures
Moth+Flame builds a VR training and simulation platform using spatial computing and generative AI to train employees across skills, along with reporting tools that track individual, cohort, and organizational performance and readiness.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Kevin Cornish(Executive Officer, Director)Bryce Luken(Executive Officer)Megan Cornish(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersMontage CapitalService Provider CapitalSpacecadet VenturesTech Square VenturesWellstar+1 more
BiotechNational Harbor, US
Dave Krasne(Executive Officer)Eric C. Broyles(Executive Officer, Director)Jacques P. Walker(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORLifeforce Capital
Nebex operates an exchange platform for the global space economy, providing standardized infrastructure that connects demand, supply, and capital for multilateral space commerce.
B2B MarketplacesDeep TechFintechSpace Tech
Co-investorsArmory Square VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesEniac VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Multiball CapitalTrajectory Capital Partners+1 more
Nionyx develops gene therapies, focusing on the design of viral capsids, expression cassettes, and delivery systems for precision and safety.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investors2048 VenturesACADEMY INVESTORPathway Bioventures
North Vector Dynamics is a Canadian defence technology company developing precision interception, autonomy, and advanced propulsion systems, including counter-UAS solutions and hypersonics.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareCalgary, CA
Paul Ziadé(CEO)inPaul Ziade(Founder)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Feld VenturesNorthside VenturesOne 9 InvestmentsSilent Capital+3 more
NOVI Space provides a platform called GENIEedge that enables organizations to develop, deploy, and operate AI/ML and analytics applications directly on satellites, processing Earth observation and sensor data at the source in orbit.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace Tech
Dr. Amit Mehra(CTO and Co-Founder)Scott Steffan(CRO and Co-Founder)inDr. Constantine Papageorgiou(Head of Applied AI and Co-Founder)Dr. Michael Bartholomeusz(CEO and Board Member)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORFelicis VenturesMonk's Hill VenturesOPAMP CAPITAL
Orbit Fab builds the in-space propellant supply chain, offering commercial spacecraft refueling services and standardized refueling interfaces to enable reusable spacecraft and a sustainable space economy.
HardwareSpace TechSanta Clara, US
Daniel Faber(Co-Founder)inJeremy Schiel(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter Shaper(CEO)inChingti Yang(Executive Officer)
Co-investors2045 VenturesACADEMY INVESTORAsymmetry VenturesAurum Venture PartnersCapital FactoryEvolution VC Partners+20 more
Phalanx provides a security layer for teams to share data, protecting sensitive files through encryption and secure workflows at points of creation, sharing, access, and movement.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
Ian Garrett(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORLighthouse Network Ventures LlcTechstars
Polco provides a platform that helps local governments engage residents and make policy decisions through resident engagement tools, benchmark surveys, AI-powered analysis, and budget simulation tools.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaSMadison, US
Nick Mastronardi(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlex Pedersen(Co-founder & EVP of Strategy)in
Co-investorsGovtech VenturesMercury FundRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcBat ventures
Proteus Space designs custom spacecraft buses tailored to individual payload requirements using generative design and flight-proven components, eliminating the compromises of standardized bus solutions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
David Kervin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Shapiro-Scharlotta(Director)Craig Cummings(Director)inStephen Smoot(Director)inDouglas Dreyer(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCrosscut VenturesIndustrious VenturesMana VenturesMoonshots CapitalSilent Capital+2 more
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Proton Intel develops medical devices for clinical use, drawing on biosensing and minimally invasive microdevice technology, with a focus on point-of-care diagnostics and continuous monitoring (CKM).
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORBeresford VenturesDraper AssociatesIKJ CapitalSOSV
Resonant Link Medical develops wireless power and data transfer technology for implantable medical devices, enabling smaller, rechargeable, or battery-free implants.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth Burlington, US
Omari Bouknight(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJeffrey Chu(Director)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORFeatures Capital HoldingsFreshTracks CapitalKaleida CapitalScout VenturesScout Ventures+1 more
Solideon is a manufacturing platform specializing in bespoke aerospace vehicle production, including custom-designed aircraft and components.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareRoboticsSpace TechDenver, US
Oluseun Taiwo(Founder & CEO)inJoel Ilfill(CTO)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCentre Street PartnersDellin InvestmentsMD One VenturesTechstarsVibe Capital+6 more
Supply Factory is a platform that combines M&A, brand strategy, creative services, and digital innovation focused on the sports, entertainment, and culture industries.
Marketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTOR
Tradespace offers an AI-powered platform for intellectual property management, helping corporate and institutional IP teams organize their patent portfolios and identify commercialization and market opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Alec Sorensen(Co-founder & CEO)inKapil(Co-founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesACADEMY INVESTOREniac VenturesScrum VenturesHike Ventures
Trogenix develops precision gene therapies for cancer using its Odysseus platform and Synthetic Super-Enhancer (SSE) technology, engineered DNA elements activated only in diseased cell states to selectively target and kill tumour cells while activating the immune system.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORCalculus Capital Ltd.IQ CapitalLongeVCOld College Capital4BIO Capital
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VICO provides AI-generated forecasts and event risk ratings that track and triangulate analyst views into continuous time series data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsMultiball CapitalDroia VenturesEQT Life SciencesEurazeoKurma PartnersPureos Bioventures
Zeno develops nuclear batteries that convert heat from decaying radioisotopes into electricity for extended-duration applications in space and deep-sea environments where conventional power sources are inadequate.
CleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareSpace TechArlington, US
Jonathan Segal(Founder)inTyler Bernstein(Founder)inJake Matthews(Founder)
BoardArjun Sethi(Director)inSam Rohr(Director)John M. Richardson(Director)
Co-investors7percent VenturesAlumni VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC Partners+18 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Defiant SpaceInsured ConnectMantle TherapeuticsPerceptive SpaceSupplyfactorybrands
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arcee AI · arcee.ai · Sep 16, 2026
Nebex · fintech.global · Jun 30, 2026
ChemT Biotechnology · finsmes.com · Jun 22, 2026
Tradespace · prnewswire.com · Jan 26, 2026
BoodleBox · finsmes.com · Dec 10, 2025
Mbodi AI · ycombinator.com · May 22, 2025
Zeno Power Systems · finsmes.com · May 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AIN Ventures made?
- AIN Ventures has 51 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AIN Ventures invest at?
- AIN Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is AIN Ventures's typical check size?
- AIN Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does AIN Ventures focus on?
- AIN Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is AIN Ventures located?
- AIN Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does AIN Ventures lead rounds?
- AIN Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does AIN Ventures co-invest with?
- AIN Ventures most often shares deals with ACADEMY INVESTOR, Techstars, Pioneer, among 166 tracked co-investors.
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