Natty Zola has a prolific career in startups and venture capital. He is currently a partner at Matchstick Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-driven companies. Previously, he served as the Managing Director of Techstars in Boulder and co-founded Everlater, a travel blogging platform that was later acquired by MapQuest. He also worked at MapQuest as the Senior Director of Product Management & Design and was an alumnus of GE Commercial Finance's Financial Management Program.

Zola honed his finance skills at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, where he earned his Bachelor's degree. He is also a former board member of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association and a former Senior Research Associate at Jim Collins LLC. He is known to be hardworking, helpful, and kind, and openly invites anyone to slide into his DMs on social media.