Why Descript matters
Descript made transcript-based editing mainstream and is a common tool for marketing and podcast teams. Its $50 million Series C, announced November 15, 2022, was led by the OpenAI Startup Fund and brought total funding to $100 million. Its Underlord assistant now acts as an agentic co-editor that removes dead air, adds captions and cuts social clips.
The numberRaised a $50M Series C led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, announced November 15, 2022
On The All Things AI 100
Listed under Productivity and creation. The AI tools people open every day at work.
Quick answers
- What does Descript do?
- Video and podcast editor that lets users edit media by editing the transcript, with an AI co-editor. Descript made transcript-based editing mainstream and is a common tool for marketing and podcast teams.
- What AI capabilities does Descript offer?
- Descript offers an AI editor for video and podcasts that lets users revise media by editing the transcript. It removes filler words, generates captions, cleans audio with Studio Sound, and corrects gaze with Eye Contact. Overdub creates a synthetic version of a speaker's voice for small script fixes. Underlord is an AI co-editor that suggests cuts and helps assemble a draft from recordings.
- Why is Descript on The All Things AI 100?
- Descript is listed under Productivity and creation. The AI tools people open every day at work. Raised a $50M Series C led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, announced November 15, 2022.
- Where is Descript based, and who owns it?
- Descript is based in San Francisco, CA, was founded in 2017 and is private, Series C.