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Investor profile

Emily McMahan

General Partner and Co-Founder, AIN Ventures

About

Emily McMahan is a West Point-trained Army veteran who served as a military police officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, then became CFO at government contractor Halfaker and Associates before transitioning to venture capital—giving her rare operator experience in both military service and scaling federal contracting businesses. She co-created the Academy Investor Network, the first investor syndicate specifically for graduates of the five U.S. service academies, to solve the structural gap where no alumni angel network existed due to the academies' missions, and she deliberately built this bridge to help veterans become accredited investors and access early-stage deals. Emily McMahan is a West Point-trained Army veteran who served as a military police officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, then became CFO at government contractor Halfaker and Associates before transitioning to venture capital—giving her rare operator experience in both military service and scaling federal contracting businesses. She co-created the Academy Investor Network, the first investor syndicate specifically for graduates of the five U.S. service academies, to solve the structural gap where no alumni angel network existed due to the academies' missions, and she deliberately built this bridge to help veterans become accredited investors and access early-stage deals.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Space
Defense
AI
Health
Climate

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $1M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA