Natalie Curnes

Natalie Curnes is a Senior Associate at AF Ventures, a venture capital firm formerly known as AccelFoods, based in New York City, New York. Prior to her current position, she served as an Investor at TCV and gained specialized financial experience working with the related entity TCV Acquisition. She completed her undergraduate education by earning a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, building a foundation for her career in institutional investing. Within the broader financial industry, she maintains a professional network of over 500 LinkedIn connections to source new deals. In her current capacity, she evaluates early-stage consumer-based equity investments and provides strategic mentorship to emerging consumer brands navigating the retail landscape. Curnes focuses her venture capital career on identifying and supporting innovative consumer sector companies through targeted strategic capital deployment.