Natty Zola

General Partner at Matchstick Ventures · Joined 2018

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Biography

Natty Zola is a General Partner of Matchstick Ventures, based in Boulder, CO. He joined the firm in 2018 from Techstars, where he was Managing Director of the Techstars Boulder program, and he had earlier co-founded the travel startup Everlater, which Ryan Broshar's announcement post links to a 2012 report of its acquisition. He is named, as Nathaniel Zola, as an Executive Officer and Manager of the General Partner of Matchstick Ventures Fund IV, L.P. in the fund's SEC Form D filed 12 July 2024, and as a Director of ALLCITY Network Inc. in that company's Form D/A filed 27 August 2024. He wrote Matchstick's investment posts on Great Sky and Dalton Mills. No education could be sourced for him from an acceptable source.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Great SkyDalton MillsALLCITY Network

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2018
Joins Matchstick Ventures as a partner while Managing Director of the Techstars Boulder program, announced 26 July 2018.
2024
Named as a Director of ALLCITY Network Inc. in that company's Form D/A filed 27 August 2024.
2024
Named, as Nathaniel Zola, as an Executive Officer and Manager of the General Partner of Matchstick Ventures Fund IV, L.P. in the fund's Form D filed 12 July 2024.
2025
Author of Matchstick's 12 September 2025 post announcing the firm's investment in Great Sky.
2026
Author of Matchstick's 13 May 2026 post announcing the firm's Fund IV investment in Dalton Mills.

Sources & References

Matchstick Ventures - Team (official roster) ↗Ryan Broshar - Introducing Matchstick Ventures' Newest Partner, Natty Zola (26 July 2018) ↗BizWest - Matchstick Ventures closes new $55M fund (14 September 2021) ↗SEC Form D - Matchstick Ventures Fund IV, L.P. (12 July 2024) ↗SEC Form D/A - ALLCITY Network Inc. (27 August 2024) ↗Matchstick Ventures - Our investment in Great Sky (12 September 2025) ↗Matchstick Ventures - Our investment in Dalton Mills (13 May 2026) ↗