# Narratize funding: rounds and investors

> Narratize has raised $5.6M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Hearst Ventures and Keyhorse Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/narratize (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Narratize*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI

Raised 4 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.6M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$1.8M** Seed **$3.8M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $3.8M Jun 2026
- **Step-up i:** 2.1×
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025 2026

**$1.8M** Seed

**$3.8M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $1.8M
- **Biggest round:** $3.8M
- **Between rounds:** 18 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Round **$3.8M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $3.8M sold, first sale Jun 2026
- **Jan 2025** Seed **$1.8M** *2 new* [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Keyhorse Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keyhorse-capital) Also list them on their own site [Fireroad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireroad) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Dec 2024

## Founders and team

From Narratize's own website: 2 founders, 6 on the team.

**Katie Trauth Taylor** CEO & Co-Founder

**Catherine O’Shea** Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder

- **Alicia Surrao** VP of Product Marketing
- **Cole Konczal** VP of Engineering
- **Rachel Keeney** Head of Customer Success
- **Andrew Elick** Senior Software Engineer
- **Aubrey Stanforth** Design Associate
- **Olivia Andrews** Senior Demand Marketing Manager

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Keyhorse Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keyhorse-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Keyhorse Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keyhorse-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Narratize as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Service Provider Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage) VC firm Per its own site

[Fireroad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireroad) VC firm Seed, per its site

[How Women Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/how-women-invest) VC firm Per its own site

[Kubera Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kubera-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Ohio Angel Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ohio-angel-collective) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Narratize

### Who invested in Narratize?

Narratize's investors include Hearst Ventures and Keyhorse Capital.

### How much has Narratize raised?

Narratize has raised $5.6M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Narratize last raise?

Narratize's most recent round, $3.8M, was in Jun 2026.

### What was Narratize's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.8M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Narratize first?

Narratize's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by Hearst Ventures and Keyhorse Capital.

### What stage is Narratize at?

Narratize's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2025.

### Where is Narratize based?

Narratize is based in the United States.

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