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Naria AI
Techstars '24San Mateo, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Naria AI, based in San Mateo, offers a tool for generating illustrated children's books using artificial intelligence. Users can create stories, share them digitally, and order printed copies.
Also known as Naria
Founders & leadership
Naria AI was founded in 2023 by Josh Anderson.
Investors · 1
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$30K disclosed across 1 round · 2024
▶$30KraisedNov 2024 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Josh AndersonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $750K
- Amount sold
- $30K
- First sale
- Nov 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Sep 2026Naria AI is a San Mateo, California–based company that operates a web platform for creating personalized, illustrated children's books using artificial intelligence. The product organizes book creation into a small number of steps: users design or choose a character, build a storyline by adding text, dialogue, and scenes, review and edit the draft, and then either share the finished book digitally or order a printed copy.
Core features described for the platform include character customization, storyline-crafting tools, digital sharing, and print-on-demand fulfillment. Stated use cases span personalized children's books, educational material, creative story projects, and gifts. The product is offered on the web.
Business model
Naria AI offers a consumer-facing web application for generating children's books, combined with an option to order physical printed copies of finished books (print on demand).
Latest developments
In March 2024, Naria AI was announced as part of the Techstars Anywhere 2024 cohort. The product was added to the Creati.ai AI tool directory in July 2024.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Naria AI operates in the AI story and children's book generation category; directory listings name Reedsy, Storybird, Bookemon, and Wattpad as alternatives.
Technology
The platform applies artificial intelligence to story and illustration generation, guiding users through character design, storyline creation, editing, and output as a digital or printed book.
Go-to-market
Described audiences include parents, teachers, children, authors, and illustrators, with books produced for personal enjoyment, education, or gifting.
Geography
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, United States, with a web-based product.
History
The company was selected for the 2024 class of Techstars Anywhere, the accelerator's remote program, announced in March 2024 alongside 11 other startups. By July 2024 the product was listed in public AI tool directories as an available web platform.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsNaria AI was added to the Creati.ai tool directory, described as a web-based platform for designing characters, crafting storylines, and sharing or printing children's books.
Naria AI, based in San Mateo, California, was named as one of 12 startups in the ninth class of the remote Techstars Anywhere accelerator program.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Naria AI do?
- Naria AI is a web platform for creating, sharing, and printing AI-generated illustrated children's books.
- Who founded Naria AI?
- Naria AI was founded by Josh Anderson in 2023.
- Who are Naria AI's investors?
- Naria AI's investors include Techstars.
- How much funding has Naria AI raised?
- Naria AI has disclosed $30K raised across 1 round.
- Where is Naria AI headquartered?
- Naria AI is headquartered in San Mateo, US.