Venture Capital Fellow

AIN Ventures is a Venture Capital fund managed by two Service Academy Graduates Emily McMahan, MBA and Sherman Williams II, MBA. Sherman is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Emily is a graduate of the United States Military Academy West Point. Their goal in founding AIN Ventures is to fund dual-use technology in the health technology, space technology, and environmental sustainability industries while supporting veteran founders.

The firm is currently raising their first fund, and has been deploying capital since January of 2022. As of November of 2022, AIN has invested in 15 companies spanning each of the industries listed above, with an average check size of about $750k.

I began my time with AIN Ventures about a year ago as a contractor, but have been an official team member since March of 2022 as a Venture Capital Fellow. Below are some of the highlights of my time with AIN thus far:

• Collaborated heavily with founding Partners, Limited Partners, Advisors, and Investment Committee Members to draft, solidify, test, and begin investing using the firm’s Health Technology Investment Thesis.
• Exhibited extensive knowledge in cap table analysis, due diligence, and venture deal structuring.
• Led due diligence on 10 companies in the healthcare and environmental technology sectors.
• Headed the investment process from sourcing to investment for three healthcare and one defense deals.
• Spearheaded the development of investment theses for healthcare, health-tech, and digital therapeutics-specific companies through extensive market research, data analysis, economic modeling, and networking leading to four investments in 2022.
• Conducted analysis on over 500 early-stage startups, including valuations, market sizing, burnt rate, and predictive modeling.

Here is my introductory post on LinkedIn welcoming me to the AIN Team:

AIN Ventures on LinkedIn: #AINFellow

Take a look at the AIN Ventures website here:

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