Organization · Venture Capital
AIN Ventures
AIN Ventures is a New York-based venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage dual-use technology and veteran-led startups. The firm focuses on sectors such as space technology, healthcare, and sustainability.
Overview
What AIN Ventures does
What AIN Ventures is
AIN Ventures is a New York-based venture capital fund that invests in seed-stage dual-use technology and veteran-led startups. The firm focuses on sectors such as space technology, healthcare, and sustainability.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2020
- Approximate age
- About 6 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 29, 2026
Official channels
Find AIN Ventures elsewhere
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Capability profile
AIN Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
AIN Ventures invests where deep science and engineering overlap with national-security or government-market priorities, focusing on dual-use technologies and veteran-led startups.
Focus narrative
AIN Ventures specializes in dual-use technologies with strong commercial applications, targeting sectors such as space technology, civic technology, healthcare technology, sustainability technology, disaster technology, and defense technology. The fund is particularly interested in software-focused companies led by U.S. military veterans.
Value beyond capital
AIN Ventures adds value by helping founders secure non-dilutive grants and contracts, leveraging a network of over 600 service academy graduates as advisors, and providing access to government and defense markets.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Global · United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 20
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Orbit Fab: Focused on in-space refueling. Lux Semiconductors: Specializes in semiconductor technology. Proteus Space: Develops solutions for space logistics. Phalanx: Provides advanced technology solutions. ClimateAI: Develops AI solutions for climate resilience. Trogenix: Focuses on gene therapy for terminal diseases.
Common questions
What to know about AIN Ventures
Upseed classifies AIN Ventures under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 29, 2026
Known limits
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