Magic

Magic is a fully remote company founded in 2015 that matches busy professionals with dedicated, full-time virtual executive assistants. Assistants are drawn from the top 99.5% of global talent and are selected through interviewing, testing, and training before being matched to each client's work style and needs. The company also provides a 24/7 on-demand backup team of real human assistants to cover periods when a client's dedicated assistant is offline.

The service is human-powered rather than AI-based, supported by structured training and workflow systems. Magic reports having helped more than 10,000 businesses and handled over 2 million tasks. Its clients span professional services, small and medium businesses, and entrepreneurs and busy professionals seeking executive and administrative support.

Magic was founded at NASA Ames Research Center; its founder previously built Made In Space, which put the first 3D printer on the International Space Station. The company operates with a distributed workforce worldwide and draws on a global talent pool. It is backed by Y Combinator and Sequoia Capital, and has been covered by TechCrunch, Business Insider, and The New York Times.