Who Owns Descript? Andrew Mason and the OpenAI-Led Round
Who owns Descript? A venture-backed company that has raised $100 million, per its About page — here’s who funded it and what it doesn’t disclose.
Author: Sameer Patel
Sameer Patel is the founder and CEO of KCS Global Group, an India-based digital publishing company that owns and operates App Compare HQ. He leads the editorial team: he sets the site’s research and sourcing standards, oversees editing, and is accountable for everything published under its name. Before founding KCS Global Group, he worked in relationship and digital banking at ICICI Bank and in content operations at Genpact. He holds an MBA and a B.Com. Readers can reach him with questions or corrections through the site’s contact page.
Is Descript Safe to Download? What Its Security Page Documents
Is Descript safe? Its security page documents SOC 2 Type II and AES-256 encryption. The real risk is downloading it from the wrong place.
Descript out of credits mid-project and your real options
Descript out of credits mid-project? Top-ups are Creator and Business only, and your spent credits follow you into the new plan when you upgrade.
Descript lost edits: how to recover work that disappeared
Descript lost edits often survive as pending revisions on your own machine — and Descript’s status page has logged a sync fault that reverted projects.
Descript won’t open on Windows 11: six checks to run
Descript won’t open on Windows 11 for six documented reasons, and Descript’s own fix pages give Windows readers macOS steps. Here are the Windows ones.
Descript Quota Exceeded on web: what it means and how to fix it
Descript QuotaExceeded on web comes from your browser, not your subscription. Plan cloud storage sits on Descript’s servers; the browser quota does not.
Fixing a Descript Alignment Error, Step by Step
Descript alignment error? Force Fix and realign steps from Descript’s help center, checked 17 September 2026, plus a backup to save first.
Descript transcription stuck? Why long files fail past 15 hours
Descript transcription stuck on a long recording? A 15-hour file needs 900 media minutes, more than Hobbyist includes, and top-ups aren’t sold on it.
Descript Export Failed on Desktop? Match the Exact Error First
Descript export failed on desktop? For “endTime ≤ startTime”, duplicate the project, then run Help > Debug > Force fix corrupted alignment.
Does Descript work offline? What breaks without Wi-Fi
Descript offline editing isn’t supported on any plan, and a browser is required even in the desktop app. Here’s what stops, and what still works.
