Riverside is a cloud-based platform for recording and producing studio-quality podcasts and videos remotely, with AI-powered editing built in. Founded in 2020 by brothers Gideon and Nadav Keyson, it launched just before pandemic-driven remote work accelerated demand for high-quality remote recording, and has since become a widely used tool among podcasters, video creators, and brands.
The platform's core technical advantage is local recording: rather than capturing the compressed feed of a video call, Riverside records each participant's audio and video locally in high resolution (up to 4K video and separate audio tracks) and then uploads them, so output quality does not degrade with internet conditions. On top of this, Riverside layers an AI-powered editor that automatically detects speaking segments and speaker transitions, provides automated transcription, and enables text-based editing, where editing the transcript simultaneously trims the corresponding audio and video.
Additional AI features include Magic Clips, which automatically generates short, social-ready clips from full recordings, plus AI tools that clean up audio, remove noise, and produce captions, show notes, and translations. Riverside serves independent podcasters, video teams, marketers, and enterprises.
Named users include Tim Ferriss, Mel Robbins, and Guy Raz, alongside brands such as Spotify, Marvel, HubSpot, Microsoft, and Intuit, and the company has said creators recorded over 100 million minutes on the platform in 2024. Riverside has raised roughly $80 million to date, including a $30 million Series C in December 2024 led by Zeev Ventures. Its site now operates at riverside.com.