Tech Company Financing Transactions

Narrative Science Funding Round

On 9/10/2013, Narrative Science announced $11.5 million in financing from Battery Ventures, Jump Capital and Northwestern University.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/10/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Chicago-based Narrative Science will use the new funding to increase its investment in Quill, the company's patented automated authoring platform, and continue to build out its sales and marketing organization.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
1 North Dearborn 700
Chicago, IL 60602
USA
Email Address
Overview
Narrative Science started life as a joint research project at Northwestern University Schools of Engineering and Journalism. Our first automatically generated story described a Northwestern Wildcats baseball game. Formally launched in early 2010, the company is based in Evanston, Illinois.
Profile
Narrative Science LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Narrative Science Company Twitter Account
Company News
Narrative Science News
Facebook
Narrative Science on Facebook
YouTube
Narrative Science on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stuart Frankel
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Chief Operating Officer
Nick Beil
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Chief Scientific Officer
Kris Hammond
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Vice President
Katie Grinberg
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VP - Marketing
Cassidy Shield
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VP - Product Management
Mauro Mujica-Parodi
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