An Interview with Marlon Nichols of Cross Culture Ventures Marlon Nichols is a co-founder and managing partner at Cross Culture Ventures , an early stage venture capital firm with a focus on cultural investing. Before founding Cross Culture Ventures, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital. Prior to his time in venture capital, Marlon led successful careers in software and strategy consulting in the technology, private equity, media and entertainment sectors. Some of Marlon’s investments include Blavity , Fair , Gimlet Media , LISNR , Mayvenn , and more. In this interview produced by OF10podcast, Will Lucas (OF10podcast host) and Marlon Nichols discuss his path into venture capital and investing in the future of black & brown popular culture. Note: This portion of the interview is derived from the audio interview heard on the OF10podcast with Will Lucas . To hear the podcast, subscribe in iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. This interview has been edited for length....