Emily McMahan
Co-Founder and General Partner of AIN Ventures; West Point graduate and Army combat veteran who previously built veteran-focused entrepreneurship organizations before co-founding a dual-use deep-tech venture fund.
Emily McMahan is Co-Founder and General Partner of AIN Ventures (Academy Investor Network), which she co-founded in 2020 with Sherman Williams II. A West Point graduate, she served as an Army officer with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and earned two Bronze Stars, later completing an MBA at UVA's Darden School of Business. She was CFO of Halfaker and Associates, a federal technology-services contractor, then founded Capitol Post, an incubator training veterans and military spouses in entrepreneurship, and housed Bunker Labs DC. At AIN Ventures, she and Williams invest in dual-use deep tech spanning space, civic tech, healthcare, sustainability, disaster response, and defense, with a dedicated veteran-led startup track. She serves on the Board of Patriot Boot Camp.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & General Partner, AIN Ventures
- Based in
- Arlington, VA
- Prior experience
- Capitol Post; Bunker Labs DC; Halfaker and Associates
- www.linkedin.com/in/emilymcmahan
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Frequently asked
- Who is Emily McMahan?
- Emily McMahan is Co-Founder and General Partner of AIN Ventures (Academy Investor Network), which she co-founded in 2020 with Sherman Williams II. A West Point graduate, she served as an Army officer with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and earned two Bronze Stars, later completing an MBA at UVA's Darden School of Business. She was CFO of Halfaker and Associates, a federal technology-services contractor, then founded Capitol Post, an incubator training veterans and military spouses in entrepreneurship, and housed Bunker Labs DC. At AIN Ventures, she and Williams invest in dual-use deep tech spanning space, civic tech, healthcare, sustainability, disaster response, and defense, with a dedicated veteran-led startup track. She serves on the Board of Patriot Boot Camp.
- What is Emily McMahan's role?
- Emily McMahan is Co-Founder & General Partner, AIN Ventures, based in Arlington, VA.
- Where did Emily McMahan work before?
- Emily McMahan's prior roles include Capitol Post; Bunker Labs DC; Halfaker and Associates.
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Emily McMahan is a Co-Founder of AIN Ventures alongside Sherman Williams; both are veterans with deep investment, government and entrepreneurial experience
AIN Ventures: About — AIN VenturesVerified2026-08-11 - 2
Emily McMahan graduated from West Point, served in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11 earning two Bronze Stars, and previously founded Capitol Post, a veteran-focused entrepreneurship incubator
Journey To Lead: Emily McMahan — FellowsReported2026-08-11 - 3
Emily McMahan served as CFO of Halfaker and Associates, a federal technology services firm, before co-founding AIN Ventures with Sherman Williams to invest in dual-use deep tech and veteran-led startups across space, life sciences, civic tech, sustainability, disaster tech, and defense tech
BioBuzz: Dual-Use Demystified: AIN Ventures' Emily McMahan on What It Takes to Back Deep Tech in the DMVVerified2026-03-19 - 4
Emily McMahan is General Partner and Co-Founder at AIN Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on transformative technologies across aerospace, defense, space, AI, digital health, and climate
VC Beast: Emily McMahan — Investor ProfileReported2026-08-11