Techstars Boulder’s managing director becomes VC partner

BOULDER — Natty Zola, managing director of Techstars Boulder, an accelerator for startup companies, has joined Matchstick Ventures as a partner.

Matchstick Ventures, a venture-capital firm founded by Ryan Broshar in Minneapolis, will be focused on investing in early-stage technology startups in Colorado, across the Rockies region and nationally through the Techstars network, Zola wrote in a blog posted Thursday.

“By joining Matchstick, I’m hoping to help direct more capital into early stage startups in the region to support its continued growth. I believe we are still in the early innings in developing a robust entrepreneurial…