When was Curalate founded?

Curalate was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Curalate located?

Curalate is headquartered in Philadelphia, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Curalate?

Apu Gupta of Curalate. They are also angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Curalate have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Curalate is 4.

Is Curalate a funded company?

Curalate is a funded company, having raised a total of $40M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 17, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Curalate?

Curalate's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Feb 03, 2016, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Video Commerce. Globally, the Video Commerce sector has seen $20.7M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Curalate rank among its competitors?

Curalate ranks 451st amongst 3045 active competitors, of which 473 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sift, which secured $507K in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Curalate?

Curalate's top competitors include Shopify, Sprout Social and Simplex. Among them, Sift secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Curalate - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of cloud-based software tools to create shoppable content. It provides users with a platform that applies image recognition algorithms to social media conversations, to find people communicating about their brand in pictures. It also allows brands to find new fans, increase brand awareness, optimize search, and grow revenue all using insights from images.

Website: curalate.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Philadelphia, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$40M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Feb 03, 2016, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 6 more

Ranked

451^st among 3045 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Sprout Social & 2261 more

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Curalate is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Curalate, Inc CIN: 5009174 , United States, Active	Jul 11, 2011	-	99 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

Curalate has raised a total funding of $40M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 17, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Feb 03, 2016 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Curalate has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Curalate:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 03, 2016	7687352	Series C	5872007	1645986	8825516	2029057
Jun 06, 2014	7627655	Series B	3942741	5330517	6924179	First Round Capital & 2 more
Jan 17, 2013	6013050	Series A	7404001	9702132	New Enterprise Associates	First Round Capital & 1 more

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The founders of Curalate are Apu Gupta and Nick Shiftan.

Here are the details of Curalate's key team members:

Apu Gupta: CEO & Co-founder of Curalate. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Nick Shiftan: Co-Founder & CTO of Curalate.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Curalate's employee count trend

Curalate has 4 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Curalate's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Curalate include Shopify, Sprout Social and Simplex. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Curalate, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Shopify 2006, Ottawa (Canada), Public	Provider of an all-in-one commerce platform for businesses of all sizes	$122M	Insight Partners, Georgian & 18 others	88/100
2nd	Sprout Social 2009, Chicago (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for social media management and optimization	$102M	Lightbank, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	77/100
3rd	Simplex 2014, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses	$19M	Cumberland Mining, BITMAIN & 12 others	73/100
4th	Pattern Com 2009, London (United Kingdom), Public	Provider of ecommerce services including marketplace growth, fulfillment, and software	$277M	KSV Global, Ainge Advisory & 8 others	73/100
5th	Profitero 2009, Dun Laoghaire (Ireland), Acquired	Platform offering E- Commerce analytics solutions	$28.2M	Scaleworks, Polaris Partners & 10 others	73/100
6th	Signal AI 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series E	Provider of software analyzing media data for risk management insights	$268M	Redline Capital Management, MMC Ventures ... & 32 others	72/100
7th	AnyMind Group 2016, Singapore (Singapore), Public	Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms	$91.7M	Nomura, Mirai Creation Fund & 14 others	72/100
8th	CommerceIQ 2012, Mountain View (United States), Series D	Provider of unified AI platform for retail ecommerce sales and optimization	$196M	Shasta Ventures, Insight Partners & 6 others	71/100
9th	Sift 1997, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and prevention	$162M	Insight Partners, Spark Capital & 22 others	70/100
10th	Fenergo 2009, Dublin (Ireland), Acquired	Cloud based KYC and AML management software	$181M	Ergo, Insight Partners & 25 others	70/100
451st	Curalate 2012, Philadelphia (United States), Acqui-Hired	Provider of cloud-based software tools to create shoppable content	$40M	First Round Capital, Red & Blue Ventures & 5 others	38/100