MagicX Inc in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by MagicX Inc.
MagicX Inc. makes Hero, a daily assistant app for phones. Its about page says eight people in San Francisco and Seoul build it. The app is free to download, and TechCrunch reported that the company takes a cut of the Instacart grocery orders placed inside it.
Based in
San Francisco
Raised
$4 million
Team
8 people
Latest round
Seed, $4 million
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from MagicX Inc’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by MagicX Inc. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
8
People on the team, by its own count
In a sentence
MagicX Inc. makes Hero, a daily assistant app for phones. Its about page says eight people in San Francisco and Seoul build it. The app is free to download, and TechCrunch reported that the company takes a cut of the Instacart grocery orders placed inside it.
In a paragraph
MagicX Inc was based in San Francisco, with a few people in Seoul. It was founded by Brad Kowalk and Seung W. Lee. A small team of 8 people, based in San Francisco with a few in Seoul, as the about page puts it. It has raised $4 million, most recently a Seed in February 2025.
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Fact sheet
Company
MagicX Inc
Based in
San Francisco, with a few people in Seoul
Team
A small team of 8 people, based in San Francisco with a few in Seoul, as the about page puts it.
Raised
$4 million
Website
tryhero.app
Products we list
Hero Assistant
Ownership: Privately held
No parent company is named on its own pages, and TechCrunch reported in February 2025 that MagicX had raised seed money from a group of angel investors and two venture firms.
Leadership
BK
Brad Kowalk
Co-founder
SW
Seung W. Lee
Co-founder
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
$4M
Raised in total, over 1 announced round
TechCrunch reported in February 2025 that the company had raised $4 million in seed funding to date, from a group of angel investors and the venture firms Neo and Abstract. No round date was given and the company has published no announcement of its own.
Every announced round
February 2025Seed$4 millionWith Max Mullen, Arash Ferdowsi, Scott Belsky, Ime Archibong, The Chainsmokers, Neo, Abstract. techcrunch.com
Investors named
Abstract
Arash Ferdowsi
Ime Archibong
Max Mullen
Neo
Scott Belsky
The Chainsmokers
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
What they make
Hero Assistant, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Hero Assistant
Daily assistant app combining calendar, to-dos, habits and notes
Daily Planner AppsFrom $0.99 to $53.99 per itemFree plan4.9 on the App Store
3.4GPA
Best for a free all-in-one day planner on your phone. Its party trick is the Can't Miss alert, which rings even when your phone is on silent.
AValue
AFree
BFeatures
AEase
CPlatforms
Hero Assistant’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
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