TechStars managing director to step down

BOULDER — Natty Zola will leave his role as managing director of Boulder startup accelerator TechStars to focus on his own venture firm.

In a blog post, Zola said he intends to spend more time on Matchstick Ventures, an early-stage investor in software companies that he co-runs with Minneapolis investor Ryan Broshar. The fund most recently raised $30 million in its second fundraising round last September.

Zola first began working with TechStars when his startup Everlater was accepted into a 2009 cohort. He was later hired as the accelerator’s managing…