Magic YC Application

Winter 2015Active

Magic went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2015
Industry: B2B
Team size: 350
Status: Active
Launched: 2014

Founders

Mike ChenFounder/CEO
Aaron KemmerFounder
David MerrimanFounder
Nic NovakFounder
Michael RubinFounder/CFO

What Magic does

Magic is the most convenient way to access quality virtual assistants to scale your business.

Magic's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Magic, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Magic

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Extremely talented assistants for busy people

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a virtual assistant service that busy people and businesses can access anytime for complex tasks. Unlike traditional assistants, our product combines human expertise with AI tools to deliver quick, reliable help that scales with a customer's needs. Users text requests and get results without the hassle of managing an assistant.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live across Washington, DC; San Francisco; and remotely. After YC, we plan to base the company in San Francisco to be close to the startup ecosystem and talent.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our team is spread out but has strong ties to DC and SF. We'll base in San Francisco post-YC to tap into its network and recruiting advantages while maintaining remote flexibility.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Magic YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Magic's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Magic would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.