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Curios is a creator-owned marketplace for buying digital entertainment content such as books, music, and videos directly from creators, who keep 100% of each sale. Buyers gain permanent access to purchased content, usable in the Curios app or partner apps.
Also known as Curios, Inc
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Curios, Inc. operates a Web3 platform through which creators — including authors, musicians, comedians and event organizers — distribute and sell digital content directly to their fans. The platform offers creator-facing onboarding paths segmented by creator type (authors, musicians, comedians, events), fan-facing discovery of creators and content, a mobile application, and support resources such as creator tutorials and a blog. Account access is offered both through email registration and by connecting a crypto wallet.
The company positions itself around direct creator-to-fan distribution and creator economics, stating that creators retain 100% of their sales while keeping direct access to their fanbase. According to the company, the platform hosts content from more than 18,000 creators. Curios also describes itself as focused on innovation, collaboration and community building within the Web3 ecosystem.
Founding story
Curios was founded by Grant Powell, who serves as Founder and CEO. Powell has over 20 years of experience in technology and digital product development; the company attributes the idea to his combined technology and music industry background and his view that creators such as musicians, authors and comedians were being increasingly diluted, earning less and losing direct access to fans even as consumption of their work grew. Prior to Curios, Powell ran the digital agency and incubator Pomegranate, which partnered with companies including Spotify, Google and YouTube on digital experiences such as live online concerts for artists including U2 and Alicia Keys; he also worked on an early integration with Spotify's API and on the peer-to-peer secured lending platform YouPawn. Powell was a founding member of the bands Lifehouse and Dawes (formerly Simon Dawes).
Business model
Curios provides a platform on which creators sell digital content and digital copies of their work directly to fans, with the company stating that creators keep 100% of their sales. Distribution is via web and a mobile application, with both email-based and crypto wallet-based account access.
Traction
The company states the platform hosts content from over 18,000 creators. It cites the launch of Tory Lanez's album "When It's Dark" on Curios, which it says sold 1 million digital copies within days.
Latest developments
In December 2023 Curios announced it had acquired brand assets from Curio Tools, a company that had recently ceased operations, taking over the @CurioTools X (formerly Twitter) account and the domains curio.tools, curiotools.com and curio.network. The transaction amount was not disclosed. Curios framed the deal as protecting its trademark (USPTO Serial #90534043) and name space while expanding community outreach.
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Market position
Curios describes itself as an innovator in the Web3 space, positioned around direct creator-to-fan digital content sales and creator revenue retention.
Technology
The platform combines a web presence and mobile app with Web3 elements, including wallet-based login and registration alongside conventional email accounts, and the sale of digital copies of creative works.
Go-to-market
Content creators — specifically authors, musicians, comedians and event organizers — and their fans, described by the company as Web3 enthusiasts.
Geography
Company communications are issued from Austin, Texas, with a media contact using a Los Angeles-area (310) telephone number.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsCurios acquired brand assets from Curio Tools following that company's closure, including the @CurioTools X account and the domains curio.tools, curiotools.com and curio.network. The amount was undisclosed. Curios cited trademark and name-space protection (USPTO Serial #90534043).
The company states that Tory Lanez's album "When It's Dark" launched on the Curios platform and sold 1 million digital copies within days.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Grant Powell, Founder of Curios, Inccontent.curios.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Curios do?
- Web3 creator platform where authors, musicians and comedians sell digital content directly to fans and keep 100% of sales.
- Who are Curios's investors?
- Curios's investors include Everywhere Ventures, The Fund.