Emily McMahan

Operations Fellow

Emily McMahan is a co-founder and General Partner at AIN Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of deep tech and dual-use technology, as well as in military veteran-led startups. The fund is supplemented by an investment syndicate and community called the Academy Investor Network (AIN). AIN harnesses the collective experience and service of graduates from the five publicly-funded U.S. service academies. Previously, Emily served as the Founder / Executive Director of Capitol Post, a military-veteran-focused business incubator. Capitol Post was also the home of Bunker Labs DC, a national 501(c)(3) organization network of military veteran entrepreneurs dedicated to helping the military-connected community start their own businesses.

Before starting Capitol Post, Emily was a partner and CFO at a successful startup technology firm serving the federal government. Emily holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is the Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors for the Common Mission Project and on the DAV National Veterans Entrepreneurship Council. Emily lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and three children.