Marlon Nichols

Marlon Nichols is the co-founder and Managing General Partner of MaC Venture Capital, an early-stage investment firm. Under his leadership, the seed-stage firm has grown to manage over $600 million in total assets under management. This financial scale includes the recent closing of the firm's third flagship fund at $150 million in October 2024. His extensive investment portfolio features a diverse range of technology and consumer companies, highlighted by his early backing of recognizable enterprises such as MongoDB, Gimlet Media, and Thrive Market. As an established venture capitalist, Nichols ranks 25th on the Kauffman Fellows Fund Returners Index and has appeared on the Business Insider Seed 100 list for four consecutive years. He currently focuses on deploying capital into seed-stage technology startups, utilizing his background in athletics and leadership to support founders building transformative enterprises.