We Acquire
We buy established software companies from founders who want their product to outlast them. We pay cash and close within four weeks, so the business is never in limbo.
If you use a product from a company we've acquired, this page is for you. It covers who we are, what we commit to, and how the product you rely on gets better from here.
Curious buys software companies and operates them for decades. No money with a clock on it, and no reselling. Six companies so far, all still operated by us.
We buy established software companies from founders who want their product to outlast them. We pay cash and close within four weeks, so the business is never in limbo.
Each company keeps its name and product. Our operators work alongside the team on product, design, growth and finance, and take over the back office.
Every acquisition is made for decades: legacy, resilience and reinvention, not new funds or exits.
Same product, login and support channels. Only the owner changes, and there's nothing you need to do.
Our operators learn from the team and customers what the product does well and where it falls short. That shapes the roadmap, not a spreadsheet.
Engineering, infrastructure, security and support get proper attention, and we hire where teams are short.
We don't sell the companies we buy. We plan to run and improve this product for decades.
New features, fixes and improvements continue, shaped by what customers need.
Same people, same channels. If support needs more hands, we add them.
No fund to return and no sale to prepare for. Earnings go back into the product and the team.
Over two decades operating software companies. We're builders, not bankers, and it shows in the product.
Finance, legal and HR are shared across Curious, so each team can focus on product.
Twenty-plus years of running software companies: customer acquisition, growth, product design and financial management.
We invest in security, uptime and the systems underneath.
We hire into the teams that talk to customers every day.
Six companies share what works; a fix at one is a head start for the others.
Convox is an infrastructure platform that lets development teams deploy and scale applications with control and peace of mind.
Buildfire gives anyone the power to design and build native mobile applications, no coding required.
Avenue is the growth platform for real estate professionals, automating their online presence to keep clients and attract new ones.
Polymer is the leading hiring platform for small business: job site, applicant tracking and job distribution.
UserVoice is a feedback platform that helps product teams win trust, align internal teams, and ship what matters most to customers.
ModernLoop is the ultimate platform for automated interview scheduling, freeing recruiters to focus on top talent.
For your account or the product, its support team is still fastest. For anything about Curious, write to hello@curious.vc. A person reads every note.
Curious is a long-term holding company that buys and grows software companies with empathy.
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