Narrative blog · Jul 2026
Narrative says it rebuilt Rosetta AI Chat on its MCP servers so the internal chat experience uses the same tools and capabilities as external agent integrations.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Narrative is a San Francisco-based YC W23 startup building an AI-native replacement for Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress that creates, runs, and self-heals end-to-end tests from product language or recorded steps.
Primary product
AI-native end-to-end testing and QA automation platform
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI QA / test automation
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Business model
SaaS subscription
usage-based pricing
tiered plans
per-user pricing
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed Round · Apr 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2023 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Founders
Co-Founder
Work & culture
Fast-moving, 0→1 engineering culture centered on testing pain points, customer feedback, high ownership, and rapid iteration; hiring emphasizes a take-home, culture interviews, and a short paid trial.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts cite founding-engineer pay around $36k-$60k/year with ESOP worth roughly $15k-$75k; another posting cites $15k-$50k/year. Official site does not publish a broader compensation policy.
Benefits
two-day paid trial for candidates
competitive salary
ESOP equity
work in IST hours
full location flexibility
hands-on exposure to fundraising, scaling, hiring, and PMF
Product & market
Pricing
Sales-led subscription SaaS with a free-trial/demo motion; fees may be usage-based, tier-based, or based on number of users.
Differentiators
- —no-code test creation from product language or recorded steps
- —AI assertions for product appearance and behavior
- —auto-healing for flaky selectors and UI changes
- —parallel browser execution integrated into CI/CD
- —automatic capture of console logs, network activity, and video
- —proactive test suggestions for critical paths
- —plain-English bug reports to speed triage
Technology
Django
Python
React
TypeScript
Playwright
OpenAI
Docker
PostHog
Google Analytics
Stripe
GitHub
Customers
Nanonets
Commenda
Drumkit
Metal
Vega
GOAT
SKIMS
Blick Art
Zip
Competitors
Playwright
Selenium
Cypress
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$8.3M estimated ARR
Estimated monthly visits
111
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Narrative blog · Jun 2026
Narrative announced a remote MCP server so AI agents can explore datasets, run NQL queries, refresh materialized views, and manage accounts from a single conversation.
Narrative blog · May 2026
Narrative introduced Narrative Anywhere, positioned as a way to operate where data resides and reduce the need to move data across environments.
LinkedIn post by Suchit Dubey · May 2025
Suchit Dubey described Narrative’s pivot from logistics workflows to AI testing, citing the founder’s own pain with manual testing and mentioning former logistics customers such as GOAT and SKIMS.
LinkedIn post by Narrative · May 2025
Narrative announced a product reset from logistics automation toward a new AI-powered QA tool for fast, reliable, self-healing tests.
Jobs and careers at Narrative
0 jobs at Narrative
No open positions
Check back later for new openings