What Curation does

Curation is a London-based, privately held investment research platform founded in 2011, operating through three corporate entities: Curation Corporation Limited (primary brand), Shareflix Limited (B2B content services), and Fat Gladiator Limited (paid subscriptions and FCA-regulated activities via appointed-representative status with Laven Advisors LLP). The company operates a community-led platform that connects retail investors with insights from a collective of professional investors representing more than $250 billion in assets under management, distilling market information into curated, actionable investment ideas through content, watchlists, community forums, and an AI-powered research chatbot. The product architecture spans the Curation Platform (core app), Curation AI (conversational research tool at ai.curationcorp.com), Curation Collective (the professional investor community), Curation Connect (B2B investor relations division serving corporate issuers), and C.O.R.E (a proprietary investment evaluation framework).

Curation generates revenue through three streams: subscription fees from Paid Members and Qualified VIP Club Members (with 12-month minimum terms and monthly installment options), corporate showcase fees from publicly listed companies seeking to be featured on the platform with appropriate commercial disclaimers, and professional services from the Curation Connect IR division (content creation, investor showcase hosting, and analytics for corporate clients). The platform operates on a freemium-led go-to-market with self-serve sign-up, complemented by a sales-led motion for enterprise/corporate clients led by a Head of Equity Sales. Distribution is direct via web and app properties, with marketing driven by content publishing, email newsletters, and social channels including X/Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

The AI chatbot draws on proprietary platform content and external data to deliver structured responses covering bull cases, bear cases, catalysts, and risks for individual stocks, with the Conviction List reportedly generating +120% returns since 2024 versus the S&P 500 at +47% over the same period. The company is co-founded by Nick Finegold (Founder & Executive Chairman, previously founder of Execution Limited sold to Espirito Santo Investment Bank) and Nirav Karia (Co-Founder & CEO, former KPMG FinTech advisor). Curation maintains an 11-50 employee footprint, has not disclosed external funding, and appears to be founder-controlled.

Name

Curation

Legal name

Curation Corporation Limited

Website

https://curationcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Curation is a London-based community-led investment research platform that connects retail investors with insights from a collective of professional investors managing over $250 billion in AUM, monetizing through subscriptions, corporate showcase fees, and B2B investor relations services, with an integrated AI research chatbot.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Research Platform

akta.pro primary industry

Content Curation & Bookmarking/Read-Later Platforms (MPACAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Aggregation, Curation & RSS Platforms (BPAMAJAI)

Keywords

• Investment research platform
• Retail investor insights
• AI investment chatbot
• Investor relations services
• Professional investor community

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Corporate Showcase Fees: Primary commercial model charging corporates to be showcased on the platform. Companies seeking new investors pay Curation to feature their investment case. Content clearly indicates commercial relationships with appropriate disclaimers.
2. Paid Membership Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from Paid Members and Qualified VIP Club Members. Paid Members access enhanced content, personalized discovery, and AI chatbot. Qualified VIP Club requires additional vetting for high-net-worth/sophisticated investors. 12-month minimum term.
3. Curation Connect IR Services: Investor relations and communications division offering services to help corporates engage with retail investors. Includes content creation, investor showcase hosting, and analytics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Curation operates a community-led investment research platform that distills market noise into clear, actionable ideas by connecting retail investors with insights from a collective of professional investors representing more than $250bn AUM. The platform offers curated news, educational content, watchlists, community forums, and an AI-powered chatbot for stock-specific Q&A. Tiered membership (Free, Paid, Qualified VIP Club) is complemented by Curation Connect, a B2B investor relations division that helps publicly listed corporates engage with retail investors through content creation, video production, and analytics services.

Product overview

Curation operates a platform-plus-module architecture. The core product is the Curation Platform (https://app.curationcorp.com/) — a community-led investment research service that connects retail investors with professional investor insights, featuring curated content, educational materials, community forums, watchlists, and aggregated market insights. Built on this platform are several distinct modules: Curation AI provides AI-powered Q&A and investment research capabilities; Curation Collective represents the professional investor community (>250bn AUM) that powers the platform's insights; Curation Connect is the B2B investor relations division serving corporate clients; and C.O.R.E is the proprietary framework for evaluating investment opportunities. The platform offers tiered membership: Free Members receive basic curated content, Paid Members access enhanced personalisation and AI chatbot features, and Qualified VIP Club Members gain exclusive community access, original investment ideas, and networking capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curation Platform A community-led investment research platform that connects retail investors with professional investor insights, distilling market noise into actionable investment ideas. Features curated news, educational content, community forums, watchlists, and aggregated market insights.
• Curation AI AI-powered investment research tool powered by the professional investor network. Features an AI chatbot for stock Q&A, research prompts, and structured investment insights including bull cases, bear cases, catalysts, and risks. Available to Paid Members and Qualified VIP Club Members.
• Curation Connect Investor relations and communications division designed to help corporates engage with retail investors. Provides content creation, film production, website design, hosting services, and analytics for corporate clients seeking investor outreach and shareholder base expansion.
• Curation Collective The community of professional investors representing more than $250bn AUM that serves as Curation's source of expertise and investment ideas. Includes real-time community feed, actionable investment recommendations, private deal flow, and networking features for qualified members. The trading name of Fat Gladiator Limited.
• C.O.R.E A proprietary framework or methodology used by Curation for evaluating and presenting investment opportunities and corporate stories to investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• +120% performance vs +47% S&P 500 since 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Laven Advisors LLPcoreOthersFCA-authorized principal firm for Fat Gladiator Limited. Laven Advisors LLP provides regulatory oversight and authorization for Curation's regulated investment activities, particularly for Qualified VIP Club Members and certain investment-related services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seeking Alpha: Crowd-sourced investment research platform with a free content layer, paid Premium subscription, and a marketplace model where authors (analysts, investors) share stock ideas. Direct competitor to Curation's community-led research and Conviction List proposition.
• TipRanks: Aggregates and ranks analyst, hedge-fund, and insider trading signals for retail investors, with a Premium subscription offering personalised tracking and smart scorecards. Direct competitor in curated, signal-driven investment research for retail.
• The Motley Fool: Subscription-based investment research and stock-picking service for retail investors, with premium tiers and a community/forum layer. Closely comparable freemium-to-paid content and community-led model.
• AlphaSense: AI-powered market intelligence and research platform serving enterprises and professionals with semantic search across filings, broker research, and proprietary content. Direct competitor on the AI-driven investment research axis, especially for Curation AI.
• Atom Finance: AI-driven investment research platform providing real-time data, news, and analytics for retail and professional investors. Closely comparable AI-first investment research and curation product.
• Smartkarma: Network of independent investment research providers offering curated, transparent insights to institutional and professional investors. Closely comparable 'collective intelligence' model monetised via subscription.

Emerging players

• Stocktwits: Social-investing platform where retail traders share ideas and sentiment in real time. Comparable in community-driven investment alpha but lighter on curated/AI content; partial overlap with Curation's community-led GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Terminal: Dominant institutional financial data, news, and analytics platform. Overlaps with Curation at the high-end market-data and news axis but targets institutional clients rather than retail/community.
• Interactive Investor: Leading UK retail investment platform with subscription, news, and research layers. Comparable UK-focused retail-investor audience and subscription revenue model, but broader execution/brokerage offering.
• Hargreaves Lansdown: UK's largest retail investment platform, combining execution, research, and insights for retail investors. Comparable UK retail-investor audience and information-services revenue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Sustt_Curation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@curationcorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/curation-corporation
• TikToktiktok.com/@curation.connect
• Facebookfacebook.com/sustt.curation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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