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CAPITAL · TODAY
TODAY'S BBD500 SPOTLIGHT · Venture Capital
VIEW PROFILE →Marlon C. Nichols
Co-founder and managing general partner of MaC Venture Capital. He shares investor perspectives on seed-stage companies, market shifts, fundraising discipline and the infrastructure required to scale.
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