Near Life
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Near-Life is an authoring platform for interactive video, branching scenarios and immersive workplace simulations.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Near-Life provides a software platform for creating scenario-based learning and workplace simulations. Users build interactive video experiences and branching decision trees in which learners make choices, see the consequences and repeat the exercise in a safe environment. The platform covers scenario mapping, branching logic, scoring, feedback and debrief screens, media upload (video, images, slides, screen recordings), 360-degree and VR-ready content, collaboration and review tools, project templates and reusable components, and multi-user editing on enterprise accounts.
Output can be embedded in Articulate Storyline or Rise, delivered through a learning management system, or embedded and shared elsewhere, with SCORM, xAPI and LTI options and a multi-device learner experience. The company positions the product as complementary to existing content-creation tools such as Vyond, Canva and Synthesia rather than as a replacement for them. Analytics dashboards record each decision a learner makes, points of hesitation and the pathways chosen, producing individual- and cohort-level behaviour data intended for coaching, risk identification and tracking improvement over time.
Business model
Software platform sold to learning and development teams within organisations, with enterprise accounts supporting multiple users and collaborative editing; prospective customers are directed to a guided demo.
Traction
Named users and referees include St John Ambulance, whose training programmes are described as reaching 400,000 people a year, the NHS, AbbVie, CMEology, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, and Vyond.
Latest developments
A platform upgrade introduced AI tools that generate branching structures and decision points from a described framework and produce images, video and 360 media within the platform, aimed at reducing manual design and asset sourcing.
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Market position
Supplier of branching-scenario and simulation authoring software to enterprise and public sector L&D teams, cited by users including St John Ambulance, NHS, AbbVie, CMEology and Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue.
Positions itself between standard authoring tools and custom development: higher fidelity than typical authoring tools, more immersive than simple interactive video tools, faster and more cost-effective than bespoke development, and usable without specialist skills, with rich branching that the company says traditional eLearning handles poorly.
Technology
Interactive video editor and branching scenario builder with decision logic and scoring, 360-degree and VR-ready simulation support, and AI-assisted features that generate branching structures and decision pathways from a described framework and create images, video and 360 media inside the platform. Content is published via SCORM, xAPI and LTI and works with major LMS platforms and with Articulate Storyline and Rise.
Go-to-market
Direct sales led by booked guided product demonstrations, supported by customer testimonials and positioning as an add-on that integrates with tools organisations already use.
Learning professionals and L&D teams in healthcare and pharma, public sector and blue-light services, telecoms and utilities, financial services, higher education, global NGOs and learning agencies, particularly where staff face high-stakes or complex decisions.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 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 · 1
launches, deals, and filingsNear-Life released an upgrade adding AI-assisted scenario generation, which builds decision points and pathways from a described framework, and in-platform AI creation of images, video and 360 media.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Near Lifenear-life.tech · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Near Life do?
- Near-Life is an authoring platform for interactive video, branching scenarios and immersive workplace simulations.
- Who are Near Life's investors?
- Near Life's investors include GC Angels.