Narrative
New Zealand, NZ · 7 known investors
Narrative develops AI-powered software for organizing and culling digital photographs, designed for professional photographers. The tool assists photographers with post-shoot file management and selection through machine learning support.
Founders & leadership
JB
James BroadbentFounder
Investors · 7
Arc AngelsAuckland
Icehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M
StartFast VenturesreportedSyracuse
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 2026Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries BJun 2023
Ten Eleven Ventures (lead), Dorilton Capital, Generation Ventures, StartFast Ventures, Trousdale Ventures
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Aftershoot518 shared keywordsAftershoot is an AI-powered platform for professional photographers that automates photo culling, editing, retouching, and delivery. It also provides client galleries with proofing, face detection, and a store for selling prints and digital images, serving wedding, event, school, boudoir, and family photographers.
FilterPixel290 shared keywordsFilterPixel is an AI-powered desktop application (Windows and macOS) that helps high-volume photographers cull and edit large photo sets, using genre-specific scoring to select the best images and apply a photographer's editing style consistently. It targets wedding, event, sports, school, and corporate photographers who need to deliver large galleries under deadline pressure.
Companies competing with Narrative for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Narrative do?
- Narrative develops AI-powered software for organizing and culling digital photographs, designed for professional photographers. The tool assists photographers with post-shoot file management and selection through machine learning support.
- Who founded Narrative?
- Narrative was founded by James Broadbent.
- Who are Narrative's investors?
- Narrative's investors include Arc Angels, Icehouse Ventures, StartFast Ventures, Ten Eleven, Trousdale Ventures.
- Where is Narrative headquartered?
- Narrative is headquartered in New Zealand, NZ.