Who founded Narrative?

Narrative was founded by Erik Vank, Victor Chapman, Aryan Sawhney in 2025.

Who are Narrative's investors?

Narrative's investors include Y Combinator, Gurtin Ventures, Moneta Ventures, Parameter Ventures, StartFast Ventures, Techstars, Ten Eleven, Trousdale Ventures.

Where is Narrative headquartered?

Narrative is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Narrative

YC F25

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 3 employees · 10 known investors

Narrative uses AI technology to automatically generate and distribute highlight videos for sports broadcasters, teams, and leagues.

Also known as AdDojo

AI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software Marketing Tech Sports Tech B2B Video AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)

Narrative was founded in 2025 by Erik Vank, Victor Chapman, and Aryan Sawhney.

Erik Vank inFounderErik Vank previously worked at Apple and is building a sports content platform.

Victor Chapman inFounderVictor Chapman is founder of Narrative, which develops AI technology to automatically generate and distribute highlight videos for sports broadcasters, teams, and leagues.

Aryan Sawhney in 𝕏FounderAryan Sawhney previously worked at RevisionDojo, Logseq, and Haleum. He is currently building a sports content platform.

Investors · 10

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Gurtin VenturesreportedLa Jolla

Moneta VenturesreportedFolsom · $1M – $5M

Parameter VenturesreportedNew York

StartFast VenturesreportedSyracuse

TechstarsreportedBoulder · $220K

Ten ElevenreportedBurlingame · $3M – $15M

Trousdale VenturesreportedWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M

Also in the syndicate · 2

Dorilton CapitalGeneration Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries AMar 2026
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Undisclosed amountSeries BJun 2023
Ten Eleven Ventures (lead), Dorilton Capital, Generation Ventures, StartFast Ventures, Trousdale Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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Competitors · 1

by search overlap

Vendelux14 shared keywordsVendelux runs an AI-based event intelligence platform that helps B2B teams pick events, book meetings and attribute pipeline.

Companies competing with Narrative for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

The Rise of Narrative Investing | The American Reportertheamericanreporter.com · Jul 2026

PeakMetrics Raises Series A to Bring AI-Powered Narrative Intelligence to Organizations Worldwidefinance.yahoo.com · Apr 2026

Narrative Raises $8.5M Series A Funding | Signalbasetrysignalbase.com · Mar 2026

Narrative’s CEO/Co-Founder Erik Vank on Using AI To Power Real-Time Sports Highlights – Sports Video Groupsportsvideo.org · Jan 2026

Blackbird.AI Raises $28 Million for Narrative Intelligence Platform - SecurityWeeksecurityweek.com · Jan 2026

Narrative: Cursor for Professional Video Editorsycombinator.com · Nov 2025

Blackbird.AI Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Empower Organizations with Narrative and Perception Risk Intelligenceprnewswire.com · Jun 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Narrative do?: Narrative uses AI technology to automatically generate and distribute highlight videos for sports broadcasters, teams, and leagues.
Who founded Narrative?: Narrative was founded by Erik Vank, Victor Chapman, Aryan Sawhney in 2025.
Who are Narrative's investors?: Narrative's investors include Y Combinator, Gurtin Ventures, Moneta Ventures, Parameter Ventures, StartFast Ventures, Techstars, Ten Eleven, Trousdale Ventures.
Where is Narrative headquartered?: Narrative is headquartered in San Francisco, US.