Where does Marlon Nichols work?

Marlon Nichols is Managing General Partner of MaC Venture Capital and Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and Board director at Janta Power and Board director at Predictionstrike and Board director at G Cards.

What check size does Marlon Nichols write?

Marlon Nichols typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

What companies did Marlon Nichols found?

Marlon Nichols founded MaC Venture Capital.

What boards does Marlon Nichols sit on?

Marlon Nichols holds tracked board seats at G Cards, Janta Power, Pipe Technologies, Predictionstrike, Purestream Trading Technologies, Sote, Inc., Yobe, Inc..

Where did Marlon Nichols go to school?

Marlon Nichols studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Entrepreneurship and Private Equity); Northeastern University (BS, Business & MIS).

Marlon Nichols

InvestorFounder

Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital · Board director at Janta Power · Board director at Predictionstrike · Board director at G Cards

Los Angeles, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

FoundedMaC Venture Capital

Kauffman Fellow · Class 18

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273 people in our graph share verified history with Marlon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matt GuineyunlockedMarlon: together at Northeastern University (1999–2000)

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About

Founding Managing Partner at MaC VC who invests in visionary, category-defining founders building transformative companies.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@macventurecapital.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFintechFuture of WorkGamingHardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentRoboticsSaaSSocial

Board director at Janta Power

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Janta Power's investors · 4

Capital FactoryAustin · since 2025 Collab CapitalAtlanta · $500K – $750K checks · since 2025 MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026 PortfoliaSan Mateo · $10K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Janta Power

Mohammed Alboury NjieDirector, CEO, President, Secretary of the Issuer

Board director at Predictionstrike

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Predictionstrike's investors · 5

Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checks · since 2022 Elevate CapitalBeaverton · $2M – $25M checks · since 2022 MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023 New Age CapitalDallas · $1.5M – $2.5M checks · since 2022 Sixty8 CapitalIndianapolis · $250K – $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Predictionstrike

Deven HurtExecutive Officer, Director

Brad ChabraExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at G Cards

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G Cards's investors · 1

MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024

Experience

MaC Venture CapitalCo-Founder & Managing General Partnercurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
Cornell SC Johnson College of BusinessAdjunct Professor, entrepreneurship and venture capital2018 — 2021
Cross Culture VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partner2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Intel CapitalPartner2013 — 2015Santa Clara, CA
Intel CapitalAssociate Director (Venture Capital Investor)2011 — 2013Santa Clara, CA
Peninsula College FundBoard of Director2012 — 2015Redwood City, CA
Rise to CollegeFounder & Co-Chairman2007 — 2015
BR Venture FundPresident & Chief Operating Officer2010 — 2011
IntelAccelerated Leadership Program Intern2010
Edgewater Strategy ServicesPrincipal Strategist2005 — 2009
Frictionless CommerceEngagement Manager2002 — 2004
MarketSoft Corp.Consultant2001
Breakaway SolutionsConsultant2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Partnerships10Project Finance9Due Diligence41Corporate Development18Start-upsFinancial Modeling20Venture CapitalPrivate Equity31Valuation16Mergers8Entrepreneurship41Strategic Partnerships31

+8 more

StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceBusiness PlanningEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipCloud Computing

From Marlon's professional profile.

Deals · 5

Pipe TechnologiesBoard seat

via MaC Venture Capital · filed Jan 2026 · $30M raise

G CardsBoard seat

via MaC Venture Capital · filed Apr 2024 · $5M raise

PredictionstrikeBoard seat

via MaC Venture Capital · filed Aug 2023 · $10M raise

Purestream Trading TechnologiesBoard seat

via MaC Venture Capital · filed Sep 2022 · $7.9M raise

Sote, Inc.Board seat

via MaC Venture Capital · filed Dec 2021 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Janta Power Yobe, Inc.

Investor

7th AveAfya RekodAirspaceAMP Global TechnologiesAntara HealthBig Cabal MediaBlavityBlokBridgefyCarrot CreditEncantosEra FinanceEverywhere ApparelExponential MarketsFinesse marketplace-b2c FinmileFireflyFriskai Gimlet Media Good Money Hingeto Janta PowerLIT VideobooksLOST iNMansaMayvennMessageyesMessageYes (formerly ReplyYes)MongoDBmSURVEYmyLaurelOcean Freight ExchangeOCX CognitionOne PreschoolPhiar TechnologiesPipe PlayVSPurestreamQuilt HealthRares.ioReady RespondersRyffShekel MobilitySidestepSkurtSOTESpleet Stears StoreCash Thrive Market WonderschoolYobeZevvy

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources · the firm's website.

Colleagues at MaC Venture Capital

Adrian Fenty

Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital

Anu Osibajo

Investor at MaC Venture Capital

Charles D. King

General Partner at MaC Venture Capital

Danny Brown

Investor at MaC Venture Capital

Dela Adedze

Investor at MaC Venture Capital

Jennifer Randle

Chief Operating Officer at MaC Venture Capital

Juan Arias

FP&A Operations Analyst at MaC Venture Capital

Ken Aseme

CFO at MaC Venture Capital

Network5

John WhiteMentee

RaumCo · Kauffman Fellow (Class 25)

Ken ElefantMentor

Partner at Sorenson Ventures

Suzy RyooMentee

Q&A · Kauffman Fellow (Class 22)

Chris M. Willliams

Investor at Maker Studios Inc (Acquired by Disney)

Clinton Foy

Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures

Investors connected to Marlon in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Marlon Nichols?: Founding Managing Partner at MaC VC who invests in visionary, category-defining founders building transformative companies.
Where does Marlon Nichols work?: Marlon Nichols is Managing General Partner of MaC Venture Capital and Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital and Board director at Janta Power and Board director at Predictionstrike and Board director at G Cards.
What does Marlon Nichols invest in?: Marlon Nichols invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS, Social.
What check size does Marlon Nichols write?: Marlon Nichols typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What companies did Marlon Nichols found?: Marlon Nichols founded MaC Venture Capital.
What boards does Marlon Nichols sit on?: Marlon Nichols holds tracked board seats at G Cards, Janta Power, Pipe Technologies, Predictionstrike, Purestream Trading Technologies, Sote, Inc., Yobe, Inc..
What companies has Marlon Nichols invested in?: Investments tracked here include 7th Ave, Afya Rekod, Airspace, AMP Global Technologies, Antara Health, Big Cabal Media, Blavity, Blok, Bridgefy, Carrot Credit, Encantos, Era Finance, and 43 more.
Where did Marlon Nichols go to school?: Marlon Nichols studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA, Entrepreneurship and Private Equity); Northeastern University (BS, Business & MIS).