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Narrative

Data Commerce

Narrative provides an automated, transparent marketplace and collaboration platform that simplifies data acquisition and monetization while ensuring compliance and reducing the friction traditionally associated with data transactions.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2016
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
1

About

Emerging platform in the data collaboration and commerce space

Narrative is a data collaboration and commerce platform that operates as a marketplace for data buyers and sellers. The company provides software infrastructure that allows organizations to acquire, distribute, and monetize data assets through automated processes. Their platform emphasizes transparency, compliance, and ease of use, enabling companies to transact data without the traditional friction of manual negotiations and integrations. Narrative's technology serves the broader AdTech and MarTech ecosystems by facilitating the exchange of consumer and business data that powers advertising, analytics, and business intelligence applications. The platform includes tools for data discovery, acquisition, distribution, and collaboration, with built-in privacy and compliance features. The company positions itself as modernizing the data economy by making data transactions more accessible, efficient, and compliant with evolving privacy regulations. Founded by Nick Jordan, who previously held leadership roles at other data and advertising technology companies, Narrative has established itself as an innovative player in the data infrastructure space. The company serves enterprise clients across various industries including advertising technology, marketing technology, financial services, and retail, providing them with the tools to participate in the data economy more effectively.

Business model

SaaS/Marketplace

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Narrative Data Marketplace

    Automated marketplace for discovering, buying, and selling data assets

  • Narrative Data Collaboration Platform

    Tools for secure data sharing and collaboration between organizations

  • Rosetta Stone

    Data normalization and standardization technology for interoperability

  • Data Shops

    Customizable storefronts for data providers to distribute their data products

Key features

Automated data transactionsData normalization and standardizationPrivacy and compliance controlsReal-time data deliveryTransparent pricingSelf-service data acquisitionCustom data collaboration workflowsQuery-based data access

Use cases

Audience data acquisition for advertising campaignsData monetization for publishers and data ownersIdentity resolution and customer enrichmentMarket research and business intelligenceFraud detection and risk assessmentLocation intelligence and analyticsSecond-party data collaboration between partners

Customer segments

Advertising Technology CompaniesMarketing Technology PlatformsPublishers and Media CompaniesData ProvidersBrands and RetailersFinancial ServicesAnalytics Platforms

Tech & specs

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPASOC 2

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2016 · Founded
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