Natty Zola is a startup founder turned investor. He was managing Director of TechStars Boulder and led six Techstars Boulder cohorts before starting Matchstick Ventures.

Mike Steadman, a former Marine Corps infantry officer, three-time national boxing champion and venture partner, helps veteran and overlooked founders define and own market categories via his Category Whisperer approach.

Josh Manchester, a former U.S. Marine Corps officer and solo GP, backs technology protecting government by consent and the free world; he was an early backer of Palantir and Anduril.

Former Marine artillery officer and Marine reservist in the Pentagon innovation ecosystem, he focuses on cybersecurity, dual‑use, defense and space startups and builds founder relationships via ultrarunning Pitch and Run.

Matias Zorrilla applies structured‑finance and late‑stage transaction expertise as a San Diego–based, first‑look gatekeeper for early‑stage defense and critical‑tech founders, offering quantitative, capital‑structure‑aware VC/accelerator partnership and fundraising guidance.

Jacob is a former founder, angel investor, and revenue/growth leader. He's co-GM at Deep Checks and an investment partner at Julian Capital, where he backs the world's most ambitious deeptech founders.