Who we are
Born from frustration with disconnected systems and static outputs, we built Curvenote to make sharing science as dynamic as science itself. We’re researcher-led, Y Combinator-backed, and trusted by institutions around the world.
Open where it matters, supported where it counts.
Our open-core platform keeps research component formats and authoring tools open source, while enterprise features add scale, security, and support. Curvenote is a major contributor to open-source science communities, including MyST Markdown.
Our Mission
To transform research beyond the pdf – because science deserves better.
Backstory
Our story starts with a problem every researcher knows: the massive gap between how we work on science and how we share it. Rowan Cockett (CEO) had sold his visualization startup and won Canada’s top research prize for his PhD—yet was still hitting the same wall. He worked in dynamic notebooks but had to publish static PDFs, cutting out all the code and data that made his work reproducible. Even in his own lab, recreating his work was a constant struggle that took years.
Machine learning and data science expert, Steve Purves (CTO) shared this frustration. Taking inspiration from open-source communities where engineers build on each other's work seamlessly, they founded Curvenote in 2019 to close the gap and improve the way science is communicated.
Today, backed by Y Combinator and trusted by leading institutions worldwide, we're building infrastructure that keeps these feedback loops intact—so researchers can share their work the way they actually do it, and science can move at the speed of insight.
Meet Rowan
Our Values
Bold + empathetic
Reshaping scientific publishing means being bold: taking risks, reaching further, and pushing our limits and beliefs. At the same time, we meet people where they are. We learn from our mistakes and fail forward. We dare to be adventurous thinkers, zooming out to stay on mission.
Open + accessible
Science should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. Staying open to new ideas and approaches is at our core. We work to make science accessible to all—regardless of background, identity, or experience. This mindset helps build effective open communities, open-source software, and open standards.
Empowering + collaborative
Science is a team sport. We nurture supportive, thriving scientific communities by elevating the collective and empowering individuals to be more than the sum of their parts.
Our Leadership
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