Curious Office
Overview
Curious Office is a venture capital firm and digital studio based in Seattle, Washington, specializing in seed-stage investments in AI-first companies. Founded in 2007 by Kelly Smith, the firm focuses on building and investing in innovative digital products and services. Their investment approach emphasizes hands-on involvement, providing capital, strategic guidance, and leveraging decades of experience in digital product development. The firm's current focus areas include telehealth applications, AI-driven agents and infrastructure, AI-enabled healthcare and biotech, next-generation consumer applications, and advanced go-to-market engineering pipelines. Curious Office has been involved in the development and acquisition of several successful startups, such as Buuteeq (acquired by Priceline), Shelfari (acquired by Amazon), Sparkbuy (acquired by Google), and Zapd (acquired by RealSelf). Their portfolio also includes companies like Teligant, Hedfirst, Axacraft, Zeitcore, and Pitform. The firm's investment philosophy centers on building purposeful products that solve genuine problems, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, and designing for longevity. They work closely with founders from the earliest stages, offering not just capital but also the full spectrum of expertise needed to build successful digital businesses. Curious Office values sustainability and focuses on sound fundamentals and genuine user value rather than short-term growth tactics. Their approach is hands-on, contributing meaningfully to product development and strategy, and they believe that the best seed-stage investor partners are builders themselves. The firm operates with a long-term perspective, aiming to create enduring businesses that can evolve alongside transformational shifts in technology and market dynamics.
Investment Focus
- Seed-stage companies
- AI-first focus
- Innovative digital products and services
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Curious Office invest in?
Curious Office invests in Technology, Healthcare, Biotech and Consumer Applications, and is based in Seattle, United States. Curious Office is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Curious Office invest at?
Curious Office backs companies at Seed and Early Stage.
Which regions does Curious Office invest in?
Curious Office invests across United States.
What companies has Curious Office invested in?
Curious Office's portfolio includes buuteeq, Shelfari, Teligant, Hedfirst, Axacraft, Zeitcore, Pitform and Sparkbuy.
How do I contact Curious Office?
Curious Office's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of the team.
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