Riverside

Riverside.fm was founded in 2020 by brothers Amit and Nadav Keyson. The company operates a web-based platform for remote video and audio recording, specifically targeting podcasters, media companies, and enterprise content creators. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, it operates as a privately held company. In 2022, Riverside announced a $35M Series B funding round led by Zeev Ventures.

Riverside.fm solves the problem of unreliable internet connections degrading the quality of remote interviews. The platform records uncompressed audio (WAV) and up to 4K video locally on each participant's device. As the recording progresses, the files are uploaded in the background to the cloud, ensuring studio-quality output regardless of bandwidth fluctuations or drops. The platform is sold as a SaaS product with tiered pricing ranging from a free version to full enterprise licenses.

The core product is the Riverside recording studio, accessible via web browsers and mobile applications. Over the past couple of years, the company expanded heavily into post-production, adding an AI-driven text-based video editor that allows users to edit video tracks simply by deleting text in the automatically generated transcript. Another primary feature is Magic Clips, a tool that automatically extracts and formats short, vertical videos optimized for social platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

Riverside competes directly with dedicated remote recording platforms such as Zencastr and SquadCast (which was acquired by Descript), as well as general-purpose video conferencing tools like Zoom. Its market positioning focuses strictly on high-fidelity, local-recording capabilities for professional creators. A notable public partnership includes Spotify, which integrated Riverside's recording technology into its Spotify for Podcasters platform.

The company maintains its primary research and development center in Tel Aviv, which houses its core engineering, product, and artificial intelligence teams.