Curated

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

About

Curated is focused on sustainable travel, promoting eco-conscious tourism practices that benefit both travelers and the destinations they visit.

Recent News & Mentions

Nov 1, 2021FundingCurated - Series C Mar 1, 2021FundingCurated - Series B Oct 1, 2019FundingCurated - Series A

Financial History

Curated has raised $136.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $75.0M Series C in November 2021.

Total Raised

$136.0M

Valuation

N/A

Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Aug 1, 2025	Dex	$5.0M Seed	—	Notion Capital, Y Combinator, Ben Silbermann, Charlie Songhurst
May 1, 2025	Granola	$43.0M Series B	—	20VC, 8VC, Accel, AirAngels, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Vijaya Gadde, C2 Investment, Coinbase Ventures, Day One Ventures, DST Global, Emergence Capital, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Friends & Family Capital, Global Founders Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Haun Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, iNovia Capital, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Logos Labs, Madrona Ventures, Matrix, NEO, Hans Tung, Notion Capital, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Theory Forge Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tribe Capital, Tusk Venture Partners, Valar Ventures, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Azeem Azhar, Ben Silbermann, Ben Tossell, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, Elad Gil, Evan Williams, Georges Harik, James Hong, John Collison, Kulveer Taggar, Marc Benioff, Mario Götze, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Nico Rosberg, Patrick Collison, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Ron Pragides, Ryan Sarver, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Stewart Butterfield, Thijn Lamers, Guillermo Rauch
Apr 1, 2025	Axle Health	$10.0M Series A	—	F-Prime Capital Partners, Lightbank, Pear VC, Y Combinator, Nikhil Krishnan, Ralph Gootee, 500 Emerging Europe, Ben Silbermann, Charlie Songhurst, Eight Roads Ventures, Gautam Gupta, Greylock, Joi Ito, Maccabee Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Notion Capital, Shine Capital, Teamworthy Ventures, Thylacine Capital, Ulu Ventures
Aug 1, 2022	Truework	$50.0M Series C	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Maven Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, Next Play Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Social Capital, SV Angel, Telescope Partners, Y Combinator, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Noam Bardin, Ran Makavy, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Aug 1, 2022	Fairmarkit	$36.0M Series C	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, B Capital Group, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Insight Partners, Journey Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Notable Capital, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Toba Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Feb 1, 2022	Cococart	$4.0M Seed	—	Animoca Brands, BITKRAFT Ventures, Greylock, Humba Ventures, Chris Wang, Evan Brown, Greg Tseng, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Sebastien Borget
Dec 1, 2021	Universe	$30.0M Series B	—	20VC, Addition, Alt Capital, Banana Capital, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, CP Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, G2VP, Global Founders Capital, M.G. Siegler, GV, Hyper, Javelin Venture Partners, Kaszek Ventures, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, monashees, Not Boring Capital, Plaid, Point Nine Capital, Rubicon VC, Stripe, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Western Technology Investment, WndrCo LLC, Frank Westermann, James Beshara, MG Siegler, Scott Belsky, Tom McInerney
Dec 1, 2021	Mendel	$15.0M Series A	—	Activant Capital, Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome Ventures, Balderton Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Bond, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Floodgate, foobar.vc, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Haystack, Indeed.com, Infinity Ventures, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lux Capital, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, NFX, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tribe Capital, Valor Capital Group, Venture Highway, Bradley Horowitz, Elad Gil, Henry Kravis, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Manu Ginobilli, Nicholas Francis, Nico Rosberg, Richard Branson, Rob Theis, Tom Blomfield, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Dec 1, 2021	Onward	$5.0M Seed	—	Anthemis Group, Crosslink Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, Early Light Ventures, Humba Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Relay Ventures, TMV, Ron Suber, Stanton Green, Ted Serbinski
Nov 1, 2021	CloudTrucks	$120.0M Series B	—	20VC, Activant Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomico, Balderton Capital, Benchstrength, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Company Capital, Converge Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, CrunchFund, Daffy, Defy Partners, Dimension Capital, Fitz Gate Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Heretic Ventures, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, Ride Ventures, RTP Global, SciFi VC, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sinai Ventures, Weekend Fund, WorkLife Ventures, Andreas Ehn, Anthony Pompliano, Baron Davis, Fidji Simo, Jeremy Yap, John Collison, Kevin Lin, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Mike Krieger, Rob Theis, Scott Belsky, Steve Chen, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Oct 1, 2021	Hurry	$3.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Afore Capital, Autotech Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Convective Capital, FPV Fund, Human Capital, Humba Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Adam Foroughi, Mark Cuban, Tikhon Bernstam, Vivek Garipalli
Sep 1, 2021	Neon For Life	$4.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Amazon Alexa Fund, Bungalow Capital, Canaan Partners, Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Makers Fund, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Mike Kerns, Webb Investment Network, Adam Foroughi, Mark Pincus, Scott Banister
Aug 1, 2021	Hum Capital	$9.0M Series A	—	Amazon Alexa Fund, Broadhaven Capital Partners, Bungalow Capital, Canaan Partners, DST Global, Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Future Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Makers Fund, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Sinai Ventures, SRI Ventures, Mike Kerns, Tekton Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Adam Foroughi, Mark Pincus, Scott Banister
May 1, 2021	Resemble AI	$2.0M Seed	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
May 1, 2021	Wealthsimple	$610.0M Venture Round	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Boon Fund, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Dragoneer Investment Group, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Impression Ventures, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Ryan Reynolds, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2021	Axle Health	$200K Seed	—	Greylock, KAAN Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Notion Capital, Shine Capital, Teamworthy Ventures, Y Combinator, Ben Silbermann, Charlie Songhurst, Joi Ito, Sahin Boydas, Tracy Young
Feb 1, 2021	Mirato	$9.0M Seed	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, Grove Ventures, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Feb 1, 2021	Lovd.com	$5.0M Seed	—	10100, 1982 Ventures, 468 Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Addition, Amazon Alexa Fund, AngelList, Armilar Venture Partners, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, Bling Capital, Bono, BoxGroup, Bungalow Capital, C2 Investment, Canaan Partners, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Company Capital, Convective Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Crossover, Daffy, Emergent Ventures, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Foundamental, FTX Ventures, Fuel Capital, Future Planet Capital, Gaingels, General Atlantic, Greenoaks Capital, Ground Up Ventures, Gutter Capital, Hack VC, Immeasurable, Indico Capital Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Iterative, JLL Spark, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Khosla Ventures, Launchpad Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Makers Fund, Jeff Richards, Outlander Labs, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Polychain Capital, Portal Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, RSE Ventures, Saga, Scale Asia Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, Sinai Ventures, Slow Ventures, Smash Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, Starship Ventures, Summit Partners, Mike Kerns, TCV, The Finger Group, The Perkins Fund, Uncorrelated Ventures, Vibe Capital, Webb Investment Network, Xfund, Y Combinator, Adam Foroughi, Asher Leids, Baron Davis, Bryce Hall, Charlie Songhurst, Curtis Lee, Darius Cheung, Dylan Field, Eric Wu, Evan Moore, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Julia DeWahl, Kat Cole, Leah Busque, Marc Benioff, Mark Pincus, Matt Macinnis, Moshe Lifschitz, Neil Parikh, Niels Gron, Patrick S. Chung, Rich Riley, Sam Altman, Sanket Parekh, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Steve Chen, Wyc Grousbeck, Zach Segal
Dec 1, 2020	Hidden Door	$2.0M Seed	—	Acequia Capital, AlleyCorp, Amazon Alexa Fund, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Bling Capital, Bungalow Capital, Canaan Partners, Canary Ventures, Catapult Capital, Change Ventures, CoinFund, Contrarian Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergence Ventures, Dreamers VC, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, FounderPartners, Fuel Capital, Khosla Ventures, L Catterton Growth, Long Journey Ventures, Makers Fund, Moxxie Ventures, Northzone, Pareto Holdings, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, SID Venture Partners, Sinai Ventures, Tapas Capital, Mike Kerns, Two Small Fish Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Mason Nystrom, Webb Investment Network, Adam Foroughi, Adrian Aoun, Alexander Salnikov, Ameet Ranadive, Bob Young, Bradley Horowitz, Evan Moore, Gokul Rajaram, James Blouzard, Kevin Lin, Kevin Weil, Mantas Mikuckas, Mark Pincus, Markus Villig, Martin Henk, Martin Villig, Ott Kaukver, Pete Koomen, Ragnar Sass, Richard Branson, Rohini Pandhi, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Stefan George, Steve Chen, Tegan Kline, Thomas Plantenga, Varsha Rao
Nov 1, 2020	SHRED	$4.0M Seed	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Sep 1, 2020	Wealthsimple	$86.0M Series C	—	Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Aug 1, 2020	Trala	$4.0M Seed	—	Accel, Activant Capital, Balderton Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Dig Ventures, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Menlo Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, The Hit Forge, Dylan Field, Greg Brockman, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Melissa Tan, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Jul 1, 2020	The Browser Company	$5.0M Seed	—	14Peaks Capital, 2150, Abstract Ventures, Activant Capital, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Audacious Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bling Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, byFounders, Casa Verde Capital, Company Capital, CrunchFund, CRV, Expa, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, Iterative, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Locus Ventures, Menlo Ventures, MetaProp Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Glenn Solomon, Obvious Ventures, QED Investors, Redpoint Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Ride Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Stripe, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Ameet Ranadive, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Larsen, Christian Reber, Gokul Rajaram, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Mathilde Collin, Rob Theis, Scott Belsky, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey, Yishan Wong
Jul 1, 2020	Auth0	$120.0M Series F	—	Acrew Capital, Activant Capital, Alkeon Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Bloomberg Beta, BlueRun Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, CrunchFund, Draper Associates, End Partners, ff Venture Capital, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, FPV Fund, Freestyle Capital, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, H.I.G. Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Indeed.com, Insight Partners, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Next Play Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Pelion Venture Partners, Peterson Ventures, Reach Capital, Ride Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Techstars, The House Fund, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Shlomo Kramer, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Jun 1, 2020	Circle	$2.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Amazon Alexa Fund, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bungalow Capital, Canaan Partners, Citi Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Gradient Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Makers Fund, Not Boring Capital, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, Radical Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Supercharge.vc, Mike Kerns, Vayner RSE, Vibe Capital, Webb Investment Network, Adam Foroughi, Adam Schwartz, AJ Vaynerchuk, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Christian Reber, James Beshara, Mark Pincus, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky

Funding Rounds Raised

Date	Round	Other Investors
Nov 1, 2021	$75.0M Series C	Abstract Ventures, CapitalG, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, Greylock, Maniv Mobility, Oak HC/FT, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Thrive Capital, Toyota Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vine Ventures LP, Austin Ogilvie, Chris Bennett, Dylan Field, Jacob Kerzner, Justin Mateen, Prescott Watson
Mar 1, 2021	$39.0M Series B	Forerunner Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, Greylock
Oct 1, 2019	$22.0M Series A	Abstract Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Maniv Mobility, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Thrive Capital, Toyota Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Austin Ogilvie, Chris Bennett, Dylan Field, Jacob Kerzner, Justin Mateen, Prescott Watson

Financial History

Curated has raised $136.0M across 3 funding rounds.

Total Raised

$136.0M

Valuation

N/A

Leadership Team

Key people at Curated.

Leadership Team

Key people at Curated.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Curated is an investment firm focused on supporting startups that drive measurable impact across social, environmental, and economic dimensions. Its mission centers on aligning financial returns with positive societal outcomes, investing primarily in sectors such as climate tech, health, education, and inclusive innovation. The firm’s investment philosophy emphasizes rigorous impact measurement alongside traditional financial metrics, fostering startups that embed social or environmental missions at their core. Curated plays a vital role in the startup ecosystem by providing capital, strategic support, and access to networks that help mission-driven companies scale effectively and sustainably.

Origin Story

Founded in the early 2020s by a team of partners with backgrounds in venture capital, social entrepreneurship, and impact measurement, Curated emerged from the recognition that traditional investment models often overlook or inadequately measure social and environmental outcomes. The founders leveraged their expertise to build a firm that integrates impact frameworks into investment decisions, evolving from a niche impact investor to a recognized player bridging financial performance and mission-driven growth. Early pivotal moments included successful seed investments in startups with clear theories of change and the development of standardized impact metrics to track portfolio progress.

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines financial due diligence with impact measurement frameworks, ensuring investments deliver both economic returns and measurable social/environmental benefits.
Network Strength: Access to a broad ecosystem of mentors, impact experts, and sector-specific partners enhances portfolio companies’ growth and impact.
Track Record: Demonstrated success in scaling startups with dual missions, particularly in climate, health, and education sectors.
Operating Support: Provides hands-on assistance in impact measurement, ESG integration, and strategic scaling, beyond capital alone.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Curated rides the growing global trend of impact investing, where investors increasingly demand accountability for social and environmental outcomes alongside profits. The timing is critical as regulatory frameworks and market expectations push startups and investors toward transparency and sustainability. Market forces such as climate urgency, health innovation needs, and social inclusion imperatives favor Curated’s focus areas. By championing rigorous impact metrics and supporting mission-driven startups, Curated influences the broader ecosystem to adopt more holistic success criteria, fostering a more sustainable and equitable innovation landscape.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Curated is poised to deepen its impact measurement capabilities and expand its portfolio into emerging sectors aligned with global sustainability goals. Trends such as AI-enabled impact analytics, increased ESG regulatory requirements, and cross-sector collaboration will shape its journey. Its influence is likely to grow as it helps mainstream impact investing practices and supports startups that address complex global challenges at scale, reinforcing the link between innovation and positive societal change. This evolution ties back to Curated’s founding vision of redefining investment success to include meaningful impact alongside financial returns.

Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

How much funding has Curated raised?

Curated has raised $136.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.

Who are Curated's investors?

Curated's investors include Abstract Ventures, CapitalG, Felicis Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, Greylock, Maniv Mobility, Oak HC/FT, Scribble Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Thrive Capital, Toyota Ventures.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much funding has Curated raised?

Curated has raised $136.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines financial due diligence with impact measurement frameworks, ensuring investments deliver both economic returns and measurable social/environmental benefits.
Network Strength: Access to a broad ecosystem of mentors, impact experts, and sector-specific partners enhances portfolio companies’ growth and impact.
Track Record: Demonstrated success in scaling startups with dual missions, particularly in climate, health, and education sectors.
Operating Support: Provides hands-on assistance in impact measurement, ESG integration, and strategic scaling, beyond capital alone.