Curios provides a blockchain-based API and backend tool that enables creators to sell their content directly to fans while retaining full ownership and 100% of sales revenue. This platform addresses the challenge of middlemen in content distribution, allowing creators to engage with their audience and build direct relationships without incurring fees on their sales.
Funding
$10M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Content creators often struggle with intermediaries that take a significant portion of their sales revenue and limit their direct engagement with fans. Traditional distribution models can also restrict creators' control over their content and data, hindering their ability to build lasting relationships with their audience.
Solution
Curios offers a platform and API that enables creators to directly sell and distribute their content—including music, ebooks, and podcasts—to fans, retaining full ownership and control. The platform allows creators to maintain 100% of their sales revenue by eliminating intermediary fees and fostering direct relationships with their audience. Curios provides tools for content creators to build passive income streams, reward their audience, and promote upcoming events or launches. The platform also offers features such as unlockable content, shareable product pages, ticketing, and secure streaming.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes independent content creators such as musicians, authors, podcasters, and filmmakers looking to monetize their work and connect directly with their fans.
Features
- Direct sales and distribution of content, including music, ebooks, podcasts, and more
- Tools for creating memberships, gated content, and tickets
- Unlockable content tied to each item, encrypted and monitored for secure access
- Shareable product pages for easy promotion
- Secure streaming with end-to-end encryption
- Royalty options for resales or transfers of content
- Fast payouts to creators
- Airdrop functionality for distributing content or tickets
- Advanced email tools for audience engagement
- Reporting tools for understanding fan behavior
- Mobile app available on iOS and Android