Descript
Descript is an artificial intelligence company in San Francisco Bay Area, United States, founded in 2017. It has raised $96.4M across 3 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Series C in November 2022.
Edit video and audio as easy as a doc
- Headquarters
- San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2017
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- descript.com
- Total Funding
- $96.4M
- Last Round
- $50.0M Series CNov 2022
- Rounds
- 3
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About
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editing platform that lets users edit media by editing text transcripts. Designed for podcasters, video creators, and teams, it combines recording, transcription, screen capture, and publishing in a single tool. Descript is built on web technologies including Web Codecs and XState, enabling browser-based editing with AI features such as filler-word removal, studio sound enhancement, overdub voice cloning, and generative video creation.
Summary
It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $96.4M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Series C round in Nov 2022. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Redpoint Ventures.
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Funding History
Nov 2022
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Funding: Series A through Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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