NZ

Natty Zola

Partner at Matchstick Ventures

Boulder, Colorado

Investments

Freeplay

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $3.2M

Modern Adventure

Series A

Total Funding: $5M

Fulfilld

Seed

Total Funding: $9M

Stylo

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Bean

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $2M

Showplace

Seed

Total Funding: $2M

Improovy

Seed

Total Funding: $3.6M

Scholars

Seed

Total Funding:

Snug

Seed

Total Funding:

Delfina

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Kahilla

Seed

Total Funding:

Onward

Venture Round

Total Funding: $51M

Caddy

Seed

Total Funding:

Helio Home

Seed

Total Funding:

Benny

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $1M

Cured

Venture Round

Total Funding: $13M

Milk Moovement

Seed

Total Funding: $26M

Zed

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

Honest Jobs

Pre-Seed

Total Funding: $2M

TiLT

Seed

Total Funding: $26M

Optera

Seed

Total Funding: $12M

Reema Health

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $9M

Warmly,

Seed

Total Funding:

PingPong

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

River Health

Seed

Total Funding: $2.1M

Curu

Seed

Total Funding: $20K

Fitco

Seed

Total Funding: $300K

FundBoard

Venture Round

Total Funding:

StackHawk

Venture Round

Total Funding: $36M

TermScout

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $6.4M

The Accessory Junkie

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

Rescripted

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $120K

VideoPeel

Pre Seed

Total Funding:

Warmly

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $15M

Beanstalk

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $730K

Keys

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $300K

Gondola

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $4M

Sympatic

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $120K

soona

Venture Round

Total Funding: $49M

AirSpace Link

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Parallax

Seed

Total Funding: $24M

Landline

Seed+

Total Funding: $4M

Getro

Seed

Total Funding: $100K

Base HQ

Seed

Total Funding:

Joust

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Onward Care

Seed

Total Funding: $2M

Ordermark

Series A

Total Funding:

Zestful

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Halp

Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Pana

Series A

Total Funding: $4M

Veho

Seed

Total Funding: $300M

Apostrophe

Series A

Total Funding: $6.1M

AVVAY

Seed 1

Total Funding:

Pikup

Venture Round

Total Funding: $2.1M

Type W

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Sozie

Venture Round

Total Funding:

To The Market

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Staffless

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Flashfood

Venture Round

Total Funding: $12M

ProcessBolt

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Clicktivated

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Cooklist

Venture Round

Total Funding: $120K

Learn to Live

Seed

Total Funding: $1M

inspectorio

Seed

Total Funding:

Structural

Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Local Crate

Seed

Total Funding: $1.2M

BYBE

Seed

Total Funding: $150K

StoryXpress

Seed

Total Funding:

Upsie

Venture Round

Total Funding: $43M

ShopTurn

Venture Round

Total Funding:

AirTailor

Seed

Total Funding:

Kokko

Venture Round

Total Funding: $150K

SpotCrowd

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Find Me A Shoe

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Savitude

Venture Round

Total Funding: $480K

ScaleFactor

Seed

Total Funding: $100M

AddStructure

Seed

Total Funding: $3.9M

CANDL

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $120K

Nexosis

Seed

Total Funding: $6M

MakersBloks

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Itsbyu

Venture Round

Total Funding:

SpruceBot

Venture Round

Total Funding:

Init.ai

Seed

Total Funding: $100K

Vidgrid

Seed

Total Funding:

Kipsu

Seed

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Kapta

Seed

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Work Experience

  • Partner

    2018

    Investing in early-stage fast-growing technology companies between the coasts. $100M AUM, 60+ investments.

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2021

2015 - 2020

  • Managing Director

    2015 - 2020

    Ran six Techstars Boulder accelerator programs, Techstars' flagship program. Investor in 64 companies through the six accelerator programs, now worth over $3B. Built a network of the best leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and partners in the Colorado area.

2012 - 2015

  • Senior Director, Product Management & Design

    2012 - 2015

    Head of Product for MapQuest consumer products. - Responsible for product strategy and design for all consumer facing products including MapQuest.com and the MapQuest iOS and Android Apps (60M+ multi-platform users). - Built and led product management, design, analytics, revenue, traffic and user research teams - Culture lead, responsible for developing MapQuest's Playbook, Vision, and Values resulting in MapQuest being named Top Places to Work in Denver in 2013 and 2014 - Returned MapQuest to YoY traffic growth for the first time since ’07 and profitability

  • Director

    2013 - 2013

  • Principal Product Manager

    2012 - 2013

2008 - 2012

  • Co-Founder and Co-CEO

    2008 - 2012

    Co-founder and Co-CEO of Everlater.com - Conceived, built, and grew a consumer travel blogging platform and a CRM tool for tour operators - Accepted into Techstars (Boulder) in 2009 - Two rounds of Venture financing from Highway 12 Ventures - Successful acquisition by AOL and merged into MapQuest on 10/31/12 More about Everlater: Everlater's consumer travel blogging platform enabled any traveler to create an online record of a travel experience. Mobile apps allowed travelers to add content while on-the-road, whether online or offline. Users were able to order printed photo books of their content when they returned. Everlater's CRM software, called Concourse, for tour operators and cruise lines was designed to enhance the experience for booked travelers. After a simple integration of Concourse travelers are able to interact with their trip like never before from learning about where they are going and what it will be like to connecting with fellow travelers and sharing photos and stories with friends and family. Our software includes web, mobile and print applications and is fully branded. Top travel brands like Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic and EF Educational Tours use Concourse technology to enhance their travelers experience.

2005 - 2008

  • Financial Management Program

    2005 - 2008

    Top tier performer in GE’s Financial Management Program (FMP): rotational program with four six-month roles in conjunction with four complimentary GE finance courses taught by senior leaders covering accounting, financial planning and analysis, risk, and strategy. - Analyst at GE Corporate Investor Relations - Acquisition Auditor and Integration Lead at GE Oil & Gas on the Vetco Gray Acquisition - Pricing Analyst at GE Capital Solutions Vendor Financial Services - Financial Analyst at GE Corporate Financial Services structured finance unit specializing in Media, Communication & Entertainment

2003 - 2005

  • Senior Research Associate

    2003 - 2005

    Senior research associate to Jim Collins, management consultant and best selling author of “Good to Great”, "Great by Choice" and “Built to Last”. - Completed projects and led teams of undergrads studying stock market returns over a 30 year period, analyzing the airline and consumer electronics industries, and building analytical criteria models to test companies in various industries for unique management techniques. - My contributions are included in "Great by Choice" and "How the Mighty Fall".