Natalie initially got involved with YC during her undergraduate years when she was tapped to be the first college ambassador to scout budding entrepreneurs at universities.
In between her two stints at Y Combinator, Natalie was an investment banker at Qatalyst Partners, a technology focused boutique firm in San Francisco. At Qatalyst, she worked on a number of M&A transactions with companies in software, internet, and semiconductors. Natalie also spent time at Accel-KKR, where she helped source software companies for growth equity investments and buyouts. Natalie also worked as a product manager at Microsoft in Seattle and consulted for ZhenFund, an early-stage venture capital firm in China.
In her spare time, Natalie enjoys boxing and rooting for the Warriors.