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AIN Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $3.4M, Aug 2023

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADual-use TechnologyVeteran-led Startups

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque21days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led1 of 2
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AIN Ventures highlights

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    2 cheques in the last 12 months

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    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 100% of its rounds

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    Led 1 rounds

What they do

AIN Ventures is a seed-stage focused venture fund that invests in dual-use technology and veteran-led startups.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Dual-use TechnologyVeteran-led Startups
Based in
Multiple locations, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    TechNovaTimePre-seed · US · The SaaS News$3.4MLed
  3. Jul
    NebexSeed · US · TechStartups$30MWith 12 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

ECEmily C. McMahanExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed
SCSherman C. WilliamsExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in AIN Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

29 of 48 we have independently watched raise

A.M. MoneyArcee AIAvolBelliBright UroChemT BiotechnologyCivitechClimateAIFlorrentIcarusKaleidoscope BioLocus LockLux SemiconductorsMbodi AIMoth + FlameNOVINionyx BioNorth Vector DynamicsOrbit FabPerceptive SpacePhalanxPolcoProteus SpaceProtonIntelRowndTechNovaTimeTradespaceTrogenixZeno Power SystemsAdaptyxAgileDDAnadyr HorizonBUILTDNACerbrecDarksaber LabsDefiant SpaceFluxWorksInfinoInversion SpaceKellylyonsMantle TherapeuticsMltwistNanocan Therapeutics CorporationOvermatchResonant Link MedicalSupply FactoryVicoboodleAI

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as AIN Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies AIN Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about AIN Ventures

What does AIN Ventures invest in?

AIN Ventures invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Dual-use Technology and Veteran-led Startups.

How active is AIN Ventures?

2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has AIN Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: TechNovaTime (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and Nebex (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are AIN Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Is AIN Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does AIN Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Multiball Capital (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is AIN Ventures?

AIN Ventures is a VC firm based in Multiple locations, United States.

Has AIN Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2023, reporting $3.4M raised.

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