Curate Capital

Founded in 2020, Curate Capital is a venture capital firm based in Houston, Texas. It invests in early-stage companies, with a focus on women-led enterprises developing products and services tailored to female consumers.

Carrie Colbert

Founder and General Partner

Lara Larson

Principal

8 past transactions

Red Clay Hot Sauce

Seed Round in 2022
Red Clay Hot Sauce is a premium hot sauce company that prioritizes quality ingredients, balanced flavors, and traditional handcrafting methods. It offers a variety of all-natural, preservative-free sauces in different heat levels to enhance various dishes.

Ema

Seed Round in 2022
Ema is revolutionizing the way that women interact with technology by using data to create positive health outcomes from fertility to menopause. Our outcome data shows that our 100,000+ members have experienced countless health benefits, like an overall 84% reduction in loneliness, and a 75% reduction in anxiety. 96% of our medical experts find her accurate and reliable. Ema develops proprietary AI models that live in the technology of other companies (women's health resources, employers, and payors)

TO THE MARKET

Series A in 2021
TO THE MARKET is a U.S.-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in the manufacturing and sourcing of ethical and sustainable apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company focuses on providing solutions that ensure transparency and responsibility within the supply chain. It serves artisan groups and suppliers globally, offering services that include design, production, compliance, sourcing, logistics, and reporting. TO THE MARKET employs a proprietary software platform that evaluates and monitors suppliers, allowing clients to access quantifiable data for responsible vendor compliance and management. This platform supports retailers in their sustainability initiatives by delivering automated reporting and procurement workflows, thus addressing the growing demand for operational transparency in the industry.

Live Tinted

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2018, Live Tinted is a digital community based in Los Angeles, California. It aims to represent and include all shades of skin tones in the beauty industry, addressing the gaps felt by many despite progress made towards diversity. The company offers personalized beauty products that can be used as color correctors, eyeshadows, blushes, or lipsticks, catering to individual needs and promoting authentic representation.

IntuiTap Medical

Series A in 2021
IntuiTap Medical is a medical device company that develops a handheld system to guide spinal puncture procedures. The device aims to eliminate guesswork, frustration, and pain associated with spinal taps by integrating spine imaging, needle guidance, and analytics to enable accurate needle placements for lumbar punctures, spinal anesthesia, and epidurals. The system seeks to improve procedure efficiency and reduce costs while enhancing clinician confidence and patient experience. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

ArtSugar

Seed Round in 2021
ArtSugar is an online platform curating affordable artwork and home decor from globally sourced artists. It caters to millennials and Gen Z by offering exclusive, Instagram-popular artist prints and sculptures at accessible prices. Founded by Alix Greenberg, a fine artist herself, ArtSugar donates proceeds from every purchase to notable charities.

Park Place Payments

Seed Round in 2021
Park Place Payments, LLC is a fintech company based in Woodland Hills, California, that specializes in providing comprehensive payment processing solutions for businesses. Founded in 2019, the company offers a range of services, including countertop terminals, mobile payment systems, e-commerce shopping carts, payment gateways, and retail and restaurant POS systems. Park Place Payments distinguishes itself with a professional sales force and an in-house service team that evaluates clients' current processing rates and technologies in a matter of minutes, identifying hidden fees and service issues. The company's innovative platform integrates with Salesforce applications, allowing users to manage payment processing and workforce-related tasks seamlessly in real-time. Through its solutions, Park Place Payments aims to transform how businesses engage with their payment processing needs.

Ema

Funding Round in 2021
Ema is revolutionizing the way that women interact with technology by using data to create positive health outcomes from fertility to menopause. Our outcome data shows that our 100,000+ members have experienced countless health benefits, like an overall 84% reduction in loneliness, and a 75% reduction in anxiety. 96% of our medical experts find her accurate and reliable. Ema develops proprietary AI models that live in the technology of other companies (women's health resources, employers, and payors)
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