Riverside

Riverside (often known as Riverside.fm) was founded in 2020. The company operates as a privately held SaaS business, with its primary operations headquartered in Tel Aviv. Riverside raised a $35 million Series B round in 2022 led by Zeev Ventures, following a $9.5 million Series A backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The company's core product is a cloud-based platform for recording high-quality remote audio and video.

The primary offering is the Riverside recording platform, which solves the problem of degraded internet connection quality during remote interviews. The technical approach involves recording audio (uncompressed WAV) and video (up to 4K) locally on each participant's device or browser, while progressively uploading the files to the cloud in the background during the session. The user base spans independent podcasters, enterprise marketing teams, and major media publishers like The New York Times and Spotify. Beyond recording, the product features post-production tools, including automated transcriptions, text-based video editing, and a "Magic Clips" feature designed to automatically generate short-form content for social media.

In the remote recording software market, Riverside competes directly with tools like Zencastr and SquadCast (which was acquired by Descript). Originally focused on the podcasting niche, the platform has expanded its positioning to capture broader enterprise video content creation and webinar hosting.

Riverside maintains its primary R&D operations in Tel Aviv. The local engineering teams focus on web development, cloud infrastructure, video processing, and the integration of AI models for transcription and editing workflows.