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Venture Capital Is Fueling Next-Generation Aviation Defense Technology
By Andy Coen Andy Coen is a Venture Fellow at AIN Ventures and is a Naval Flight Officer on the P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft...

Andy Coen
May 16 min read


2024 Dual-Use Report
By Spencer Read, Andy Coen, Sean Kesluk, Bridgette Simonte and Sherman Williams Overview: Welcome to our fifth annual Dual-Use (DU)...
Spencer Read, Andy Coen, Sean Kesluk, and Bridgette Simonte, Sherman Williams
Mar 211 min read


Is Defense Technology in a Bubble?
By Sherman Williams, Forrest Underwood, James Palmer, Chris Porter, Cael McCormick, and Derek Reim We at AIN Ventures have been...
Sherman Williams, Forrest Underwood, James Palmer, Chris Porter, Cael McCormick, and Derek Reim
Jun 24, 202412 min read


2023 Dual-Use Report
By Eashwar Thenpattinam, Zachary Moss, James Palmer, Cael McCormick, Derek Reim, and Sherman Williams Overview: Welcome to our fourth...
Eashwar Thenpattinam, Zachary Moss, James Palmer, Cael McCormick, Derek Reim, and Sherman Williams
Mar 7, 20249 min read
2022 Dual Use Report
Discover the latest trends in Dual-Use technology industry analysis and insights into the effects of macroeconomic changes and legislation
Benjamin McCrossan, Pablo Rivera, and Sherman Williams
Apr 25, 20237 min read
AIN Ventures Perspective on Healthcare Dual-Use Technology Investing
Why dual use venture investing in healthcare technology is on the rise after Covid-19, the largest catalyst for tech adoption in 100 years
Sherman Williams and William Tonelli
Jan 8, 20239 min read
2022 TACFI & STRATFI Dual-Use Technology Analysis
Analysis of dual-use companies funded through TACFI and STRATFI programs to identify trends and any patterns that correlate with success.
Benjamin McCrossan, Richard Tippitt, Marta Young
Nov 1, 20228 min read
AIN Ventures Sustainability Technology White Paper
The impact of recently passed legislation, and the importance and opportunities for the future of sustainability technology.
Nathan Fewel, Max Bulba, Sherman Williams
Sep 11, 202218 min read
Defense Technology
This report explains the origins of defense tech, its challenges and solutions, recent legislation, key players in this industry and more.
Emily McMahan, Chase Contreras, Zachary Horowitz, Bryan Holst, Maxwell Bulba
Jun 1, 20228 min read
2021 Dual-Use Report
A 2021 study on dual-use tech companies that have successfully raised over $5M of investor funding and comparisons with the 2020 study.
Chase Contreras, Zack Horovitz, Bryan Holst, Richard Tippitt and Ryan Chen
May 2, 202217 min read
The US Government’s Innovation Valley of Death
The gap between early non-dilutive funding from government innovation organizations and production level government contracts & its effects.
Sherman Williams and Richard Tippitt
Apr 1, 20226 min read
AIN 2021 Venture Capital Review
The following article provides AIN's critique of this record-breaking year and offers what we believe will occur in 2022.
Sherman Williams
Feb 1, 20229 min read
The Future of Defense Space Technology and Funding Over The Next 10 Years
A study of DoD budget projections to determine which space missions and technologies the government will invest in over the next 5-10 years.
David Harris, Tai Sunnanon, Ryan Chen and Yan Wollman
Oct 31, 20217 min read
The Key Patterns in Dual-Use Technology — Academy Investor Network
A study on dual-use tech companies that have successfully raised over $5M of investor funding to reveal patterns to look for in the future.
Richard Tippitt, Geoffrey Yang, Ryan Chen, and Ashley Sogge
Aug 31, 202112 min read
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