# Curate Capital

> Curate Capital is a VC fund in Houston backing Retail and Fashion. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/curate-capital
- Website: https://curate.capital/

Curate Capital is a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Curate Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Curate Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/curate-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$3M |
| Series A | $5M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 3 | 33% |
| Fashion | 2 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 22% |
| Health Care | 2 | 22% |
| Retail Technology | 2 | 22% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carrie Colbert | Founding Founder and General Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carrie-colbert-d1f3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Live Tinted | Live Tinted is a digital community focused on the representation of all the shades in between. Despite incredible change and moves towards more diversity, many women and others still felt they were missed or looked over even in these progressive beauty spaces. They created TINTED & wanted to reach those people, to hear what they felt wasmissing, and to learn how they wanted to be represented authentically. They want to share the importance of a strong personal identity in order to build out their niche presence in beauty as part of the normal standard – to be seen as fully immersed, and no longer as a token or a checkmark.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |  | Series B | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Red Clay Hot Sauce | Red Clay Hot Sauce operates as a chef-driven hot sauce or hot honey company. It reveres quality ingredients, balanced flavors, and time-honored, handcrafted techniques. | $3M | Seed | Sep 22, 2022 |  |
| Ema | 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 findher accurate and reliable. Ema develops proprietary AI models that live in the technology of other companies (women's health resources, employers, and payors) | $1.3M | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| TO THE MARKET | TO THE MARKET is an innovative platform powering the ethical and sustainable supply chain for some of the world’s largest companies. Facing intense and rising demand for operational transparency, our clients rely on our proprietary digitized vendor scoring, procurement workflows, automated reporting, and more. | $5M | Series A | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Live Tinted | Live Tinted is a digital community focused on the representation of all the shades in between. Despite incredible change and moves towards more diversity, many women and others still felt they were missed or looked over even in these progressive beauty spaces. They created TINTED & wanted to reach those people, to hear what they felt wasmissing, and to learn how they wanted to be represented authentically. They want to share the importance of a strong personal identity in order to build out their niche presence in beauty as part of the normal standard – to be seen as fully immersed, and no longer as a token or a checkmark.The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $3M | Seed | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| IntuiTap Medical, Inc | At IntuiTap Medical, we are eliminating the guesswork, frustration, and pain from spinal punctures—procedures that are wrought with inaccuracy and inefficiencies. Our handheld, easy-to-use device is the world's first comprehensive solution that enables accurate spinal-needle placements for lumbar punctures, spinal anesthesia, and epidurals. | $5.5M | Series A | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| ArtSugar | ArtSugar is the curated e-commerce platform selling eye-catching artwork & home decor objects at an accessible price point. With every purchase, we donate a portion of the proceeds to one of our pre-vetted charitable partners. We believe art is for everyone - ArtSugar exists to meet your art needs, accessibly. ArtSugar uniquely solves thechallenges millennials and Gen Z face when shopping for art and home decor - mainly an overwhelming quantity to choose from and cost-prohibitive original works. ArtSugar successfully bridges the gap between mass-produced wall art & decor at big-box retailers and the high-end fine art market, boasting an exclusive selection of affordable art prints, sculptures & home goods by artists popular on Instagram, along with in-house designs. ArtSugar is expertly curated by founder, CEO, and fine artist Alix Greenberg to fit a distinctively glamorous, on-trend, and uplifting aesthetic. Plus, ArtSugar donates proceeds from every purchase to a selection of notable charities, with partners including God's Love We Deliver, GYRL WONDER, and the Trevor Project. | $500K | Seed | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| Park Place Payments | Park Place Payments is a woman-owned fintech company that provides financial services. | $1.5M | Seed | May 26, 2021 |  |
| Ema | 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 findher accurate and reliable. Ema develops proprietary AI models that live in the technology of other companies (women's health resources, employers, and payors) | $890K | Pre-Seed | Jan 11, 2021 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HearstLab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hearstlab-36b3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Montage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/montage-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [37 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/37-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BELLE Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/belle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Curate Capital invest in?

Curate Capital invests primarily in Retail, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Curate Capital's check size?

Curate Capital typically joins rounds of $500k–$3M at Seed and $5M–$5.5M 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 Curate Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Curate Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Curate Capital?

The team at Curate Capital includes Carrie Colbert (Founding Founder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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