Sherman Williams Managing Partner, Academy Investor Network; Mentor/Entrepreneur-in-Residence Techstars Los Angeles

Sherman Williams is a co-founder and Managing Partner of AIN Ventures. Sherman has an extensive history investing in dual-use technology subsegments, such as space technology and healthcare technology. Sherman has been the VC-in-Residence to several Techstars programs. Sherman is also a Kauffman Fellow ('26). Prior to becoming an early-stage investor, Sherman gathered six years of financial transaction experience as a Healthcare Technology M&A Investment Banker. Sherman started his career as a Naval Intelligence Officer.

Sherman holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy.