Riverside (platform)
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Nadav Keyson Gideon Keyson |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nadav Keyson (CEO) Gideon Keyson (CTO) |
| Website | riverside |
Riverside is an online platform for remote audio and video recording, editing, and production.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Riverside was founded in 2020 by brothers Gideon and Nadav Keyson, originally from the Netherlands, as a platform for remote audio and video recording.[4][5][6] It was released in March 2020,[7] shortly before global lockdowns forced many content creators and broadcasters to work remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] Later, Riverside was used by Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Michelle Obama, Kara Swisher, and Mark Zuckerberg.[9][10]
In April 2021, Riverside completed a $9.5 million Series A funding round led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, with participation from Casey Neistat, Marques Brownlee, Guy Raz, and Elad Gil, following earlier seed funding from Zeev Ventures.[11][12][8] In August 2021, Riverside released its app for the iPhone.[13]
In April 2022, Riverside raised $35 million in a Series B round, led by Zeev Ventures.[14][15] By 2022, Riverside had offices in New York and Amsterdam as well.[9]
In February 2024, Riverside and Spotify formed a partnership; as a result, Riverside’s software features were embedded into Spotify for Podcasters as an optional workflow, and Spotify discontinued its Music + Talk, Record with Friends, and Voice Message features.[16] In December 2024, Riverside received an additional $30 million in Series C funding, again led by Zeev Ventures.[4][17][18]
Platform
[edit]Riverside is a cloud-based platform for remote audio and video recording, editing, and production. It allows users to initiate sessions, invite participants, and capture recordings remotely.[19][20]
Riverside records locally, saving audio and video directly on users' devices before uploading them to the cloud, to avoid Internet disruptions.[21] It captures separate tracks for each user with up to 4K video and uncompressed WAV audio.[21]
Riverside uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with editing and noise management.[10] Its Editor uses AI to automatically detect speaking segments and transitions between speakers.[10] Other features include automated transcription and text-based editing, which let users make text edits that simultaneously adjust the corresponding audio and video segments.[20][22] Additionally, the "Magic Clips" feature automatically generates shorter clips from full-length recordings for social media.[11][23] Riverside also supports live streaming of shows and online radio broadcasts.[2]
Riverside is accessible through web and mobile applications.[10][22]
References
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- ^ a b "Riverside review". PCMag. December 14, 2023.
- ^ Bahur-Nir, Diana; Orbach, Meir (May 15, 2021). "The Dutch boy entrepreneur revolutionizing the podcast world from his student apartment". Calcalist.
- ^ a b "Riverside nets $30M Series C as Oren Zeev and Alexis Ohanian double down on content creation platform". Calcalist. December 9, 2024.
- ^ "From lone soldier to industry leader: Riverside's".
- ^ "Meet the Masa Changemakers".
- ^ "Riverside.fm lets podcasters show their faces in real time". November 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "נדב וגדעון קיסון".
- ^ a b c חתן, גלית (May 18, 2022). "מה מחפש ביל גייטס אצל ריברסייד הישראלית" – via Globes.
- ^ a b c d Yalen, Alex (December 2, 2021). "What is Riverside.fm — the video podcasting app used by Gary Vee, Hillary Clinton and Kara Swisher".
- ^ a b Heater, Brian (April 22, 2021). "Podcast recording platform Riverside.fm raises $9.5M". TechCrunch.
- ^ "מייסד רדיט משקיע בחברת הפודקאסטים Riverside.fm הישראלית | כלכליסט". Calcalist. April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Podcast platform Riverside.fm now available for iPhone". August 19, 2021.
- ^ Heater, Brian (April 26, 2022). "Podcast recording platform Riverside just raised another $35M".
- ^ "Israeli remote recording platform Riverside raises $35m". April 26, 2022 – via Globes.
- ^ Malik, Aisha (February 12, 2024). "Spotify for Podcasters adds new integration with Riverside, sunsets some legacy podcasting tools".
- ^ Mehta, Ivan (December 9, 2024). "Riverside raises $30 million Series C to expand its podcast and video recording platform". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Riverside.fm: Revolutionary".
- ^ Heater, Brian (August 10, 2023). "How I Podcast 2023".
- ^ a b Ratner, Ben (September 7, 2021). "Review: Riverside.fm for Remote Producers".
- ^ a b Ha, Anthony (November 9, 2020). "Riverside.fm launches its video podcasting platform".
- ^ a b Schneider, Jaron (July 24, 2023). "Riverside's New AI Tools Can Quickly Turn Podcasts Into Shareable Clips". PetaPixel.
- ^ "Video creation platform Riverside.fm launches new Clips feature". December 24, 2021.