Riverside
Riverside makes software for recording and editing podcasts and videos, used by businesses like Spotify and Apple as well as individual creators. The 471-person company raised $77M in a Series C in late 2024, with backing from high-profile investors including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
The growth story
Riverside grew from 39 to 471 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $77M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2024.
About
Riverside provides tools for recording and editing audio and video content, primarily targeting professional podcasters and businesses producing media. Customers include major brands like Marvel and individual creators such as Gary Vaynerchuk.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching 471 employees with backing from notable tech figures and influencers. Its Series C round in December 2024 brought total funding to $77M, with investors including Elad Gil and Marques Brownlee.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 64 employees, reflecting the company's focus on business customers. Leadership emphasizes product development and user feedback, with a median employee tenure of just one year indicating rapid scaling.
The Riverside org chart
Nadav Keyson (CEO and Co-Founder (We are hiring)) leads 59 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 139 (+6% YoY), Sales 60 (+58% YoY), Customer Success and Support 42 (+75% YoY), Information Technology 32 (+52% YoY), Business Development 28 (+47% YoY), Operations 23 (+77% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly a third of analyzed employees came from Israeli tech companies like Wix (16 hires) and monday.com (13), with significant recruitment from military backgrounds (20 from IDF/IAF). Alumni frequently move to cybersecurity firms like Palo Alto Networks and Fireblocks.
Most common previous employers of Riverside staff: Wix (16), monday.com (13), Israel Defense Forces (12), Israeli Air Force (8), Riskified (7), Similarweb (6). Former Riverside employees most often moved to Palo Alto Networks (3), Fireblocks (3), SingleFile (3), Wiz (2), Descript (2), monday.com (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Riverside mafia
Nine alumni have founded companies, including video tool 5h45 (8 employees) and sales platform agents&me (5 employees). Most ventures are early-stage with small teams.
9Lea Majerholc, was Business Development until 2022Josh Gonsalves, was Video Producer / Content Creator until 2021Blake Emal, was Director of Content until 2023Katie Rezek, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2026Rachel Clyde, was Senior Enterprise Account Executive until 2026
Maja F., was Head of Global Support until 2024
Eliran Aviv, was Product Team Lead - Growth until 2026
Rhys Stewart, was Lead Engineer until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 60% direct, 30% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Riverside: Leadership (133), Communication (126), Microsoft Office (124), Teamwork (107), Customer Service (106), Project Management (99), Microsoft Excel (92), JavaScript (87).
Where the team actually sits
Riverside people are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (85), Israel (55), Ontario, Canada (35), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (10).
Search footprint
Riverside attracts about 120,200 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $908K a month if bought through ads. It gained 28,636 ranking keywords and lost 23,058 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Riverside has 471 employees as of September 2026.
Riverside has raised $77M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2024.
Riverside was founded in 2020 by Nadav Keyson, Jonathan Keyson, Gideon Keyson.
Nadav Keyson (CEO and Co-Founder (We are hiring)) sits at the top of Riverside's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Riverside staff are Wix (16 people), monday.com (13 people), Israel Defense Forces (12 people).
Former Riverside employees most often move to Palo Alto Networks (3), Fireblocks (3), SingleFile (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Riverside, including 5h45, agents&me, LeadTube.
Riverside attracts about 120,200 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $908K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Riverside staff are Leadership, Communication, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Customer Service.
Riverside staff are concentrated in Tel Aviv District, Israel (85), Israel (55), Ontario, Canada (35).
Riverside has about 139 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Riverside has about 60 people in Sales, up 58% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 244 current and 193 former Riverside profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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