# Be Curious Partners

> Be Curious Partners is a VC fund in Atlanta backing Children and EdTech. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-curious-partners
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/becurious_vc
- Website: http://www.becuriouspartners.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeCuriousPartners

Be Curious Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund passionate about solving big parenting challenges through tech-enabled solutions. Its belief is that as more and more millennials have children, they'll build solutions to some of its age-old challenges in new ways.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta,Georgia.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$2M |
| Series A | $3.7M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Children | 4 | 67% |
| EdTech | 3 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 50% |
| Retail | 2 | 33% |
| Education | 2 | 33% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 83% |
| Mexico | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Butler | Co-Founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-butler-2 |
| Ryan Gunnigle | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-gunnigle-f0be |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GoodBuy Gear | Good Buy Gear is a developer of an online marketplace used to extend the life of the baby and kids' gear and make the lives of parents a little easier. Its platform uses product photos, descriptions, recommends pricing, and promotes kids' items in order to sell products quickly, enabling customers to enjoy a safe and easy shoppingexperience with curated product collections.Good Buy Gear was co-founded by Kristin Langenfeld and Jessica Crothers in 2016 and is headquartered in Arvada, Colorado. | $2M | Seed | Mar 11, 2019 |  |
| Caribu | Caribu is a family video calling and reading platform that provides an engaging long-distance communication experience for kids. It integrates children’s picture books into a simple, child-friendly video calling app. It also brings together interactivity and education to create a communication tool for the modern family.Caribu was founded in 2016and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 01, 2018 |  |
| Kinedu | Kinedu provides an educational platform to develop nourishing and meaningful relationships with children through creative activities. Its services include engaging personalized video-based developmental activities for children to help parents boost the cognitive, social, linguistic, emotional, and physical progress of their toddlers in the stage oftheir early development. | $3.7M | Series A | Aug 22, 2018 |  |
| Wonderschool | Started in 2016 by a group of educators and technologists in California, Wonderschool offers a platform where people can start infant and toddler programs and preschools out of their homes.Wonderschool supports experienced educators and childcare providers to start their own childcares or preschools out of their homes, whether they live inapartments, condos, or homes that they rent or own.Wonderschool provides assistance with licensing, program setup, marketing and everything in between. The company’s software platform allows teachers to manage their students, parents, and their program from one dashboard. Along with this, Wonderschool has built a marketplace for parents to search Wonderschool programs, schedule visits, enroll their children, and make payments.It’s been proven time and time again that children should start developing cognitive, motor, behavioral, and social skills from as early as 6 months and Wonderschool is committed to increasing families’ access to high quality care and learning environments for children. | $2.1M |  | Jan 09, 2018 |  |
| Motherly | Motherly is a lifestyle brand redefining motherhood on behalf of a new generation of mothers, empowering modern mamas with expert information, an inspiring community, and thoughtfully curated products to guide her through the journey of motherhood. The company is based in the United States and it is founded in 2015 by Jill Koziol and ElizabethTenety. |  | Seed | May 26, 2017 |  |
| KIDBOX | KIDBOX delivers personalized experiences through curated premiere brands with an easy and fun way for parents and kids to shop from home. KIDBOX combines cool brands, meaningful savings, and a mission to cloth children in need. | $10M | Series A | Aug 08, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Be Curious Partners invest in?

Be Curious Partners invests primarily in Children, EdTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Be Curious Partners's check size?

Be Curious Partners typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$2M at Seed and $3.7M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Be Curious Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Be Curious Partners?

Public channels for Be Curious Partners include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Be Curious Partners?

The team at Be Curious Partners includes David Butler (Co-Founder & Partner) and Ryan Gunnigle (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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