Rebel Audio, the AI-driven podcast startup backed by entertainment veteran Mark Burnett as an adviser, is opening its platform to the public after months in a closed test. The Nashville-based company said Friday that it has moved from invitation-only access to a public beta, giving a wider group of creators access to its production tools.
The platform is designed to let users make podcasts in one place. According to the company, creators can record, edit and distribute episodes to major listening and video services, including YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, without leaving Rebel Audio’s system. The company is also building tools intended to speed up post-production and social sharing.
Among the platform’s notable features is the ability to translate podcasts into more than 30 languages. Rebel Audio says it uses a cloned version of the creator’s voice for those translations, allowing the audio to keep a familiar sound across different markets. The system also generates short clips from episodes, which can be used to promote full-length shows.
Founder and CEO Jared Gutstadt framed the public beta as a way to widen access to production technology that he says has traditionally been available only to larger players. In a statement, he said creators on the company’s waitlist would now have immediate access, regardless of audience size. Gutstadt added that the platform is meant to offer the same production tools and distribution reach to users with small followings as well as major creators.
Gutstadt also described the launch as an early step toward what he sees as a bigger shift in social audio. He said he believes the company’s tools could help make that format more widely adopted.
Rebel Audio came out of stealth in March and has been developing its product with Lattice Partners, an AI consulting firm and product studio involved in designing, building and launching AI products. The startup raised a seed round of $4.15 million, with backing from Julie Gauthier, Benjamin Lurie, Jonathan Schulman, Launch Tennessee and Market Square Ventures.
The company also has an in-house podcast tied to the launch. Rebel Audio will publish a show called “Rebels,” hosted by Gutstadt, that focuses on AI, entertainment, music and storytelling. The first slate of guests includes actor David Arquette, journalist Don Lemon, musician Nile Rogers, writer and producer Steve Levitan and comedian Neil Brennan.
The public beta positions Rebel Audio in a crowded market where media companies, creators and software startups are racing to build AI tools for audio and video production. Rebel Audio is pitching its platform as a creator-facing studio that combines workflow, distribution and multilingual reach in one service.
For now, the company is emphasizing access and speed. By moving into public beta, Rebel Audio is signaling that it wants to broaden its user base and test how creators use its tools outside a limited early-access group.