Natty Zola

Matchstick Ventures — Partner



Natty’s career interest has always been learning what makes great companies tick and working with entrepreneurs to create a better future. Natty is an investor in over 100 companies through his role as a Partner at Matchstick Ventures where he leads seed stage investments in software companies connected to the Rockies and the North regions of the US and formerly as the Managing Director for the flagship Techstars Boulder accelerator. Prior to investing, Natty founded and led a company called Everlater that scaled to an acquisition by AOL. At AOL Natty ran Product for MapQuest’s consumer products including MapQuest.com and the suite of MapQuest mobile apps. Before founding Everlater, Natty worked at GE Capital in their Financial Management Program and as an Associate to best-selling author Jim Collins where he contributed to two best-selling business books. Natty grew up and currently resides in Boulder Colorado.

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