Curio Labs
23 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Curio was a service that turned trusted, high-quality journalism into narrated audio and, in 2023, offered a tool for creating podcasts on any subject. The company has shut down as of 2024.
Founders & leadership
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Ashish MehrainCo-founder & CTO - Batch 22 @ 500 Startups2016–2018Ashish Mehra led technology development at Curio, a journalism-to-audio platform that was selected for 500 Startups and featured by Apple. He holds an MSc in Advanced Computer Science, has over 14 years of experience in software development and team leadership across digital, fintech, media, and AI/ML sectors, and previously co-founded three startups in fintech, travel, and esports.
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Govind balakrishnaninCo-Founder2016–2024
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Simon Simon RodriguesinCo-founder · Chief of Staff2020–2022Simon Rodrigues previously worked as a consultant at Bain & Co., served as chief of staff at a startup, founded a newsletter, and held a squad building role at Manchester City FC. He currently advises private equity and venture-backed leaders on strategy.
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Srikant Chakravarti
Investors · 1
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗Insolvency historyAccounts overdueConfirmation statement overdue
- Registered name
- CURIO LABS LIMITED
- Company number
- 10145832
- Status
- Liquidation
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 Apr 2016
- Registered office
- Begbies Traynor Town Wall House, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3AD
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 62012 — Business and domestic software development73120 — Media representation services
- Accounts
- last made up to 30 Apr 2024 · next due 31 Jan 2026
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 31 May 2024 · next due 14 Jun 2025
Current officers · 2
- Govind Balakrishnan — director, appointed 25 Apr 2016
- Srikant Chakravarti — director, appointed 25 Apr 2016
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 20 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Curio Labs do?
- Curio was a service that turned trusted, high-quality journalism into narrated audio and, in 2023, offered a tool for creating podcasts on any subject. The company has shut down as of 2024.
- Who founded Curio Labs?
- Curio Labs was founded by Ashish Mehra, Govind balakrishnan, Simon Simon Rodrigues, Srikant Chakravarti.
- Who are Curio Labs's investors?
- Curio Labs's investors include 500 Global.