By Nathan Fewel, Max Bulba, Sherman Williams If you prefer to also watch a video summary of the Sustainability Technology White Paper, please click here. Executive Summary: Affordable and independent access to energy has been critical to countries worldwide for centuries. …

Defense Technology June 2022 By Emily McMahan, Chase Contreras, Zachary Horowitz, Bryan Holst, Maxwell Bulba Introduction Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine was a stark warning to the rest of the world that despite relative economic and diplomatic stability, belligerent state actors can still act unilaterally and will act unilaterally without regard…

Introduction AIN Ventures aims to be a leader within the dual-use technology space through diligent monitoring, analysis, reporting, and participation in the investment landscape. 2020 Recap Last year, AIN published its first dual-use report, predicated on a core assertion that governments will continue to inject capital into dual-use technology investments…

An outsiders’ guide to building success in government innovation By Richard Tippitt & Sherman Williams Disclaimer: This paper defines the Valley of Death, why it exists, and what can be done to mitigate this risk externally from the government. For accelerated innovation across the government to take place, endemic acquisitions issues must be addressed. …

The year 2021 was record-breaking for Venture Capital (VC). U.S VC funding into startups increased 98% to $330B in 2021 — from $167B in 2020. This is the largest one-year funding increase since at least 2006. …

Authors: David Harris, Tai Sunnanon, Ryan Chen and Yan Wollman Intro Scout Ventures and AIN Ventures have combined to conduct a joint study of Department of Defense (DoD) budget projections to determine which space missions and technologies the government will invest in over the next 5–10 years. The U.S. Government constitutes…

Authored by: Richard Tippitt, Geoffrey Yang, Ryan Chen, and Ashley Sogge. The Academy Investor Network conducted a study on dual-use technology companies that have successfully raised over $5M of investor funding. By analyzing 500 dual-use companies, the study reveals patterns amongst these dual-use technology companies that may inform the reader of what to look for in the future. Introduction In recent years, countries openly competitive to the United States have invested government money into commercial innovation with the dual-goal of i) advancing their economies and ii) enabling a military/security advantage. This approach enabled these nations to challenge the…

Authored by: Erik Hoffstadt, Edward (E.J.) Leo, Ashley Sogge & Brian Hwang The following storyline is meant to be illustrative of venture math principles. We will follow the lifecycle of a fictional early-stage venture in order to highlight some of the most common investment vehicles and provisions such as SAFEs…

Authored by: Erik Hoffstadt, Edward (E.J.) Leo & Ashley Sogge The simple truth is that most people, including veterans, are not very savvy when it comes to investing. There might be a few people in a given wardroom who understand the difference between the C-Fund and G-Fund or the tax…