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Curious Capital

Venture capital

New York Β· 2 people tracked

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258 people in our graph share verified history with the Curious Capital team β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Michael McBrideunlockedknows Andrew Dumont Β· together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (overlapped)
Γ—3knows the team Β· via Western Washington University
Γ—8knows the team Β· via Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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Investment thesis

Curious invests in and operates companies with a long-term perspective, prioritizing founder quality and resilience over pedigree. The firm emphasizes building intellectually curious teams who challenge convention and operate with radical transparency. They embed operating partners directly in portfolio companies to drive execution and support sustained growth. The firm's investment thesis centers on backing great people with strong vision, supporting them through adversity, and fostering a culture of operational discipline and creative problem-solving.

Invests inSaaSSector AgnosticNew York

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Check
$1M – $5M
HQ
New York, NY, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
13

Team Β· 2 people

from public directories
Alex ChungΒ· Venture Partner

What they invest in

from 10 of 13 portfolio companies

SaaS Γ—7Enterprise Software Γ—5Developer Tools Γ—4Cloud Computing Γ—2Data & Infrastructure Γ—2Marketing Tech Γ—2PropTech Γ—2AI & Machine Learning Γ—1

HQs:United StatesΓ—7

Investments Β· 13 tracked

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By year:2021 Β· 12015 Β· 12 dated

Avenueavenuehq.comin

Avenue provides done-for-you website design and digital marketing services for real estate agents, paired with an app to track marketing performance and capture leads.

Marketing TechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsTIMIA Capital

Blushblush.design𝕏

Blush is a design tool that helps users create illustrations and designs through an accessible, affordable platform.

Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Buildfirebuildfire.comin𝕏

BuildFire is a no-code app builder platform that enables sports teams, clubs, and youth organizations to create custom mobile applications without coding expertise.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSports Tech

by Flyhomesloftium.comFeb 2021

Seattle, US

Adam Stelle(Executive Officer, Director)inEd Yip(Director)Yifan Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Hargreaves(Director)

BoardChirag Chotalia(Director)in

Co-investorsThreshold Ventures

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Commsorcommsor.cominAcquired

Commsor is a relationship intelligence platform that helps sales and go-to-market teams leverage their network of executives, investors, advisors, and customers to generate warm introductions and fill their pipeline.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Mac Reddin(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetaworksDiagram CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersAtomicoEarl Grey CapitalFelicis Ventures+3 more

Convoxconvox.comin𝕏Aug 2015Acquired

Convox provides a platform for deploying and managing cloud-native applications across multiple cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAtlanta, US

David Dollar(Founder/CEO)inNoah Zoschke(Founder/CTO)inMatt Manning(Founder)in

Co-investorsGarage CapitalHeavybitY Combinator

Downstreamdownstreamimpact.comin

Seattle, US

SALIM HAMED(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)CONNOR FOLLEY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investors9Mile LabsMGV.VCTechstarsUnlock Venture PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesFJ Labs+1 more

Parloin𝕏Acquired

Enterprise AI chatbot platform that uses machine learning to learn your enterprise's unique language.

Enterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US

Murali Subbarao(Founder and CEO)Srini Sunkara(Vice President of Engineering & Product)

BoardGirish Gaitonde(Board Member)Joseph J. Ueberroth(Advisor (Founder & Managing Partner, Bellwether Software))Roy L. Rogers(Advisor (General Partner, Rogers Corporation))

Co-investors9Mile LabsGreylock PartnersJMI EquityPRIMEPULSE SEStorm Ventures

Polymerpolymer.co𝕏

Polymer is an applicant tracking system for publishing job roles, managing candidates, and coordinating hiring across a team from one platform.

HR TechSaaSCharlotte, US

Co-investorsFikaGlasswing Ventures

Streem, Incstreem.proin

Frontdoor provides home maintenance and repair services for homeowners, combining technology with over 50 years of industry experience.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerPropTechSaaS

Ryan Fink(Founder)in

Co-investorsPresidio Ventures

Timbertimber.io𝕏

Timber develops Vector, an open-source tool for collecting, transforming, and routing logs and metrics across sources, transforms, and sinks such as Datadog, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Splunk, and AWS S3.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsFuel Capital

Uservoiceuservoice.comin𝕏

UserVoice offers product feedback software that organizes customer requests and insights to guide product decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Curious Capital made?
Curious Capital has 13 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What is Curious Capital's typical check size?
Curious Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does Curious Capital focus on?
Curious Capital focuses on SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Curious Capital located?
Curious Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Curious Capital lead rounds?
Curious Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Curious Capital co-invest with?
Curious Capital most often shares deals with 9Mile Labs, Flybridge Capital Partners, Greylock Partners, among 19 tracked co-investors.

Media Β· Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Curious Capital: Adventures in Business and Investing | Andrew Dumont, Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Outliers with Daniel Scrivner Β· Andrew Dumont

Andrew Dumont of Curious Capital – How To Inherit an Existing Business and Make It More Successful

Outlier Academy Β· Andrew Dumont

Andrew Dumont of Curious Capital – What Can Investors Do to Actually Be Helpful to Entrepreneurs

Outliers with Daniel Scrivner Β· Andrew Dumont

Andrew Dumont of Curious Capital – Not All Companies Should Take Venture Capital

Outliers with Daniel Scrivner Β· Andrew Dumont

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Co-investors Β· 43

Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

Both backed Β· 1
$220K
FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

Both backed Β· 1
$100K – $3M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

$50K – $50M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.

Uncork Capital

Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.

$3M – $5M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
Everywhere Ventures

Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.

$250K
Quiet Capital

Quiet Capital is an early-stage venture firm run by builders who back founders from day zero.

$100K – $25M
SOSV

SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.

$30K – $550K
β–Ά31 more co-investors

RRE VenturesNextView VenturesBling CapitalUpHonest CapitalC2 InvestmentsPrecursor VenturesPoint NineOperator LPDCM Ventures2048 VenturesWEEKENDLightbankPareto HoldingsSocial StartsTribe Capital FirstlookPrimary Venture PartnersThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Next Play VenturesTarget GlobalPreston-Werner VenturesGutter CapitalNotation CapitalVersion One VenturesArkitekt VenturesFactorial CapitalStellation CapitalPJCRoosh VenturesFoundersC2 VenturesQBIT Capital

Firms observed investing alongside Curious Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Curious Capital's recorded portfolio.

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