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Narrative

Active · AI agents for end-to-end testing

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
10signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIe2eShared: bug report, agent handle, plain englishYC X26WarsawStartup →AIJanet AIShared: agent handle, plain english, deployYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIPreManShared: self healing, plain english, testspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIEluShared: self healing, test, failspeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIRetroFixShared: plain english, agent, createYC S24New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to Narrative
Company
e2eShared: bug report, agent handle, plain englishYC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
Janet AIShared: agent handle, plain english, deployYC S25ActiveAI
PreManShared: self healing, plain english, testspeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Devtools
EluShared: self healing, test, failspeedrun SR007Not statedAI, Devtools
RetroFixShared: plain english, agent, createYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIMomenticShared: plain english, test, bugYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIDocketShared: plain english, test, agentYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherEcolyteShared: self healingMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026AzerbaijanStartup →AIAurora LabsShared: self healing, userPlug and PlayIsraelStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredPreflightShared: test, cypress, selectorsYC W19ChicagoStartup →
Companies next to Narrative
Company
MomenticShared: plain english, test, bugYC W24 +1ActiveAI, Devtools
DocketShared: plain english, test, agentYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
EcolyteShared: self healingMassChallenge Switzerland and UK 2026Not statedOther
Aurora LabsShared: self healing, userPlug and Play Not statedAI
PreflightShared: test, cypress, selectorsYC W19AcquiredDevtools

Also from W23 in AI

All of W23
AI1stCollabPerformance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at ScaleYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AI222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsYC W23New York CityStartup →AIAdri AIYour AI Partner for SAP DevelopmentYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIAlaanAi-native finance platform for the Middle EastYC W23DubaiStartup →AIAlloyAI prototyping tool for product managersYC W23SydneyStartup →AIAlphawatch AIRelationship Coverage for Deal TeamsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Company
1stCollabPerformance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at Scaleteam of 11hiringActiveAI
222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsteam of 28hiringActiveAI
Adri AIYour AI Partner for SAP Developmentteam of 3ActiveAI
AlaanAi-native finance platform for the Middle Eastteam of 250hiringActiveAI
AlloyAI prototyping tool for product managersteam of 5ActiveAI
Alphawatch AIRelationship Coverage for Deal Teamsteam of 8ActiveAI

About Narrative

Narrative is the easiest way to create end-to-end tests, replacing Playwright, Selenium, and Cypress with self-healing tests. Record your user journeys to deploy tests in minutes, and let our agents handle flaky selectors and timing issues. When a test fails, you get a bug report in plain English that's easy to triage. Trusted by Nanonets, Commenda, Drumkit, Metal, and Vega. Learn more at www.trynarrative.com

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
5
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Narrative in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

Narrative: questions

Which YC batch was Narrative in?

Narrative was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Narrative still active?

Y Combinator lists Narrative as active.

Where is Narrative based?

Narrative lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.