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MaC Venture Capital

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MaC Venture Capital is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that invests in technology companies.

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Also Known As

Cross Culture Ventures, M Ventures

founded date

01.01.2019

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

IPO status

Private

Description

The firm, founded in 2019, seeks to invest in seed-stage technology companies in sectors such as logistics/infrastructure, productivity, aerospace, e-commerce, edtech, fintech, health, media, and mobile. MaC Venture Capital is the result of a merger between two successful seed funds, Cross Culture Ventures and M Ventures, and has a proven track record of over 100 investments that have unlocked growth opportunities through capital, advisement, and relationship building.
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Charles King
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Charles King

Charles D. King is founder and CEO of MACRO. Launched in 2015, MACRO is a newly formed venture that sits at the intersection of content, technology and brand curation. With a focus on creating film, television and digital content for African-American, Latino and Multicultural consumers (ALM), the company is perfectly positioned to capitalize on the explosive growth in this important market. Formerly, King was Partner/Agent in the Motion Picture Department at William Morris Endeavor (WME). His career as an agent spanned over 15 years, during which he was known for his innovative deal making and strategy in developing brands for and around his clients. King has been featured in many national media outlets and publications, including NPR, Essence, The Weekly Variety, and the Los Angeles Times. Fortune Magazine has named him one of the nation’s most influential Latino, Asian or African-Americans in their 2005 Diversity Issue, and he was recently included in the 2014 Ebony Power 100 List. King is an active angel investor in synergistic ventures at the nexus between the technology sector and the media content business. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Howard University School of Law, he resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Stacey, a fashion designer/executive and their two young sons, Noah and Julian.

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Michael Palank
Michael Palank

Michael Palank

Michael Palank is a General Partner at MaC Venture Capital. He attended DePaul University.

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MaC Venture Capital
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Michael Palank

Marlon Nichols
Marlon Nichols

Marlon Nichols

Marlon Nichols is the founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital (formerly Cross Culture Ventures), which finds entrepreneurs who are building the future for the rest of America. He’s a former Kauffman Fellow and Investment Director at Intel Capital, with an extensive background in technology, private equity, media and entertainment. Marlon’s unique eye for global trends and shifts in consumer behavior has helped him capture many high-potential investments and companies that reflect overlooked markets, including Gimlet Media, MongoDB, Thrive Market, PlayVS, Fair, LISNR, Mayvenn, Blavity, and Wonderschool. Marlon is the recipient of MVMT50’s SXSW 2018 Innovator of the Year award, Digital Diversity’s Innovation & Inclusion Change Agent award and was a TechWeek 100 winner. He was named Pitchbook’s 25 Black Founders and VCs to Watch in 2018 and 2019 and one of Silicon Republic's 26 VC professionals spearheading change. He’s been featured on TechCrunch, Fortune, Blavity and NBC, and is adjunct faculty in entrepreneurship and venture capital at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

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Adrian Fenty
Adrian Fenty

Adrian Fenty

Adrian M. Fenty served as the fifth Mayor of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2011, where he championed innovative solutions to challenges facing the Nation’s Capital. A visionary with intent focus on reform, Adrian Fenty became a recognized national leader in the areas of urban education reform, public safety, public housing, city revitalization, healthcare and increasing tourism. Since leaving office, Adrian Fenty has served as an advisor to Silicon Valley tech companies and venture capitalists. He sits on advisory boards of noteworthy companies such as Box.com, OpenGov and Neighborly. Adrian Fenty is a member of Perkins Coie’s Emerging Company Venture Capital practice. Adrian Fenty served as Special Advisor to Andreessen Horowitz for four years before joining MACRO Venture Investments as General Partner in January 2017. Adrian Fenty received his Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College (1992), his Juris Doctor from Howard University Law School (1996) and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia.

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Employee Profiles
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Haley Farnsworth

Haley Farnsworth

Partner

Charles King

Charles King

Co-Founder & Special General Partner

Michael Palank

Michael Palank

General Partner

Alyson DeNardo

Alyson DeNardo

Partner

Adrian Fenty

Adrian Fenty

Managing General Partner

Marlon Nichols

Marlon Nichols

Co-founder & Managing General Partner

Troy Carter

Troy Carter

Limited Partner / Adviser

Sean Park

Sean Park

CFO

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