What CuttingRoom does

CuttingRoom, legally Cutting Room AS, is a Bergen, Norway-based software company that has built what it describes as the world's first cloud-native professional video editing platform. The product enables frame-accurate, browser-based video editing and publishing without local software installation, supporting real-time multi-user collaboration on a shared timeline. The core CuttingRoom Editor is complemented by the CuttingRoom Reporter iPhone application for field capture and live streaming, plus a graphics tool (CuttingRoom Designer). Underlying technical components include proprietary accelerated upload technology, a Time-Addressable Media Store (TAMS), live-stream protocol support (RTMP, SRT, Zixi), and an integration ecosystem exceeding 200 partners spanning storage, media asset management, social publishing, and broadcast workflows. AI-driven features including the Shortcut natural-language editing assistant, Muzaic music generation, automatic tracking blur, and transcription/captioning are positioned centrally in the company's 2026 platform strategy, alongside a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI agent orchestration and an Integration SDK.

The company sells primarily through a SaaS subscription model with quote-based annual enterprise pricing and no publicly disclosed tiers, combining a product-led growth self-serve motion with enterprise field sales targeting media companies, broadcasters, sports organizations, music labels, and educational institutions. CuttingRoom is privately held, venture-backed by a group of Norwegian investors including RunwayFBU, Startuplab, and Wiski Capital, and is led by co-founders and co-CEOs Helge Høibraaten and Glenn S. Pedersen, both veterans of TV 2 Play and Vimond Media Solutions. The company has secured strategic partnerships of note including an April 2025 agreement with Avid to power Avid's next-generation web-based editor (initially for Wolftech News) and co-development of the CNAP (Cloud Native Agile Production) standard with AWS, BBC R&D, Sky, and Adobe announced at IBC 2024.

Name

CuttingRoom

Legal name

Cutting Room AS

Website

https://cuttingroom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CuttingRoom is a Bergen, Norway-based SaaS company providing cloud-native, browser-based collaborative video editing for broadcasters, sports organizations, music labels, and media enterprises, supported by an integration ecosystem of more than 200 partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud-based Professional Video Editing Software

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Editing & Finishing Platforms (NLE in cloud, conform, color) (MPAHANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dialogue Editing & Cleanup (De-noise, De-click, De-plosive) (MPAHAEAA), Content-Aware/AI Media Processing (Per-Title Encode, Scene Detection) (MPAHAHAH), Remote Review, Approval & Dailies (screening, annotations, version compare) (MPAHANAB)

Keywords

• Cloud video editing
• Collaborative video editing
• Browser-based editing platform
• Broadcast post-production software
• AI video editing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-native video editing platform sold as a subscription service. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Targets media companies, broadcasters, and sports organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CuttingRoom provides a cloud-native, browser-based professional video editing platform that enables frame-accurate, real-time collaborative editing, live stream integration, AI-assisted editing, and multi-platform publishing for broadcasters, sports organizations, music labels, and educational institutions. The offering is supplemented by the CuttingRoom Reporter iPhone app for field capture and a 200+ integration ecosystem including Avid, AWS, BBC R&D, Sky, and Adobe.

Product overview

CuttingRoom is a cloud-native professional video editing platform comprising multiple integrated products and features. The core CuttingRoom Editor provides collaborative browser-based editing, complemented by the CuttingRoom Reporter iPhone app for field video capture. AI capabilities are delivered through Shortcut (natural language AI editing assistant), Muzaic (custom music generation), and Advanced Blur (AI-powered tracking/blur). The platform includes developer tools (MCP Server, Integration SDK) for building custom integrations and enabling AI assistant orchestration. TAMS (Time Addressable Media Store) provides time-addressable media storage, while CuttingRoom Designer enables graphics template creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CuttingRoom Editor: Cloud-based, AI-assisted browser video editing platform with real-time collaboration, frame-accurate editing, and live clipping capabilities.
• CuttingRoom Reporter
• Shortcut
• Muzaic
• CuttingRoom Designer

Products and services

• CuttingRoom Editor Core cloud-native, browser-based professional video editing platform enabling frame-accurate collaborative editing, multi-track editing with graphics, AI-assisted editing, live-stream and cloud-source ingestion, and direct publishing to social and broadcast platforms. Built for media companies, broadcasters, sports organizations, music labels, and educational institutions.
• CuttingRoom Reporter iPhone application for professional video capture in the field, enabling reporters to record footage (or import from SD-card), upload directly to CuttingRoom, and stream live from the field. Distributed via the Apple App Store in Norway.
• Shortcut Built-in AI editing assistant that uses natural language to create rough cuts, clean up audio, generate captions, and produce social media clips, with MCP server support enabling AI agents like Claude to orchestrate editing workflows.
• Muzaic Custom music creation capability powered by AI, generating unique soundtracks directly inside the CuttingRoom Editor timeline for video content.
• CuttingRoom Designer Tool for creating and managing custom graphics templates, including lower thirds, titles, and on-screen elements, used inside the CuttingRoom editing platform.
• Integration SDK & APIs Software development kit and APIs for building custom integrations and automating workflows with the CuttingRoom platform, supporting integrations with Avid Content Core, Brightcove, eMAM, Frame.io, Iconik, Magnifi, Vimond VIA, Wolftech, Zype, Storj, Wasabi, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, TAMS, Lottie and many more.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25x faster editing workflows compared to traditional desktop editing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration33 records

AI capability8 records

Feature16 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS collaborated with CuttingRoom on the CNAP (Cloud Native Agile Production) project at IBC 2024, demonstrating cloud-native production workflows.
• BBC R&DcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBC R&D partnered with CuttingRoom on the CNAP (Cloud Native Agile Production) project at IBC 2024, working on interoperable media production standards.
• SkycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSky collaborated with CuttingRoom on the CNAP (Cloud Native Agile Production) project at IBC 2024, contributing to cloud-native production innovation.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe partnered with CuttingRoom on the CNAP (Cloud Native Agile Production) project at IBC 2024, supporting interoperability in creative workflows.
• AvidcoreTechnology or IntegrationAvid partnered with CuttingRoom to power Avid's next-generation web-based editor, integrating CuttingRoom's cloud-native editing technology into Avid's Content Core platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blackmagic Design (DaVinci Resolve): Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve is the dominant cross-platform professional video editor with strong broadcast and post-production adoption; CuttingRoom's cloud-native browser-based editing directly targets the same professional editing workflows that DaVinci Resolve serves, differentiated by a fully cloud-delivered SaaS model vs. desktop software.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe (Premiere Pro / Frame.io): Adobe Premiere Pro is the de facto professional NLE for broadcast, sports, and creator workflows, and Frame.io provides cloud review/approval; as a Creative Cloud bundle incumbent, Adobe competes with CuttingRoom across both editing and collaboration, while simultaneously partnering on CNAP.
• Avid Technology (Media Composer / Pro Tools): Avid Media Composer is the long-standing standard NLE for news and broadcast workflows; Avid is simultaneously a strategic partner (powering its web-based editor with CuttingRoom) and a potential competitor as it integrates cloud editing capabilities into its Wolftech and Media Composer product lines.
• Apple (Final Cut Pro): Apple's Final Cut Pro is a widely used professional video editor with strong adoption among independent editors and creative teams; it competes with CuttingRoom in independent and prosumer segments and represents the desktop editing alternative to cloud-native workflows.

Emerging players

• Veed.io: Veed.io provides browser-based video editing for marketing, social, and creator workflows with growing AI features; it overlaps with CuttingRoom's PLG / SMB motion but is positioned for lighter marketing-grade edits rather than full broadcast production.
• Descript: Descript offers AI-first collaborative video and audio editing with transcript-based workflows targeting podcasters, creators, and enterprise comms teams; it overlaps with CuttingRoom on AI editing and collaboration but is lighter on traditional broadcast features.
• Runway: Runway provides generative AI video tools (text/image-to-video, editing assistance) and is rapidly expanding into professional creator workflows; it competes with CuttingRoom on AI-assisted editing and content generation rather than full NLE replacement.
• Wipster: Wipster (now part of an enterprise video workflow ecosystem) provides cloud-based video review, approval, and collaboration tools aimed at brand and creative teams; it overlaps with CuttingRoom's cloud review/approval capabilities but lacks a full NLE.

Others

• Iconik: Iconik is a cloud-native media asset management (MAM) platform that integrates with CuttingRoom's editing workflow; it is a complementary ecosystem partner rather than a direct editing competitor, addressing adjacent storage/management pain points for the same broadcast customers.
• Brightcove: Brightcove is an enterprise online video platform for publishing, distribution, and OTT; it integrates with CuttingRoom for end-to-end video workflows and is an adjacent distribution-layer peer rather than a direct editing competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cuttingroom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CuttingRoomEditor
• Facebookfacebook.com/cuttingroomcloud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/79451888

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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