When I learned that MaC Venture Capital just raised $150 million for its third fund since 2020, I immediately reached out for an interview with Marlon Nichols, the firm’s co-founder and managing general partner.

Marlon previously co-founded Cross Culture Ventures, which merged with M Ventures in 2019 to form MaC VC.

In this interview, we talked about his path from enterprise software into venture capital, the concept of cultural investing, and MaC VC’s focus on diverse founders. He also explained what types of startups the new fund is open to and discussed some of the criteria he uses to assess the strengths of founding teams (and their ideas).

• Marlon Nichols
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• MaC Venture Capital
• Exclusive: MaC VC raises $150 million for its third fund in four years (Fortune)
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• Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It, Scott Kupor

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– Walter.