YCW24· AI· DevtoolsMagic Hour
AI media creation platform for creators and developers
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
CrazeS22The AI Video MakerShared: video, mediaActive
True3DW21Building the next generation of visual mediaShared: video, mediaActive
DyteW21Real-time audio & video SDKs, ready to launch 🚀Shared: video, apiAcquired
Diffusion StudioF24Turn your agent into a professional video editorShared: video, mediaActive
VidpressoW14Help media companies make quality live video. [Acquired by Facebook]Shared: video, mediaAcquired
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
KoyalF25Agentic AI Filmmaking PlatformShared: video, media, creator economyActive
LoomW12Cloud storage for photos and videos (acquired by Dropbox).Shared: video, mediaAcquired
DarkgradeF24Let your camera understand the worldShared: video, mediaActive
FramebaseS12API for video.Shared: video, apiInactive
AbsurdF25The Creative OS for AI videoShared: video, mediaActive
Also from W24 in AI
Batchmates in Winter 2024.
About Magic Hour
Magic Hour is a browser-based creative platform and API for generating and editing video, images, and audio. Creators and teams use more than 100 tools, including face swap, lip sync, image-to-video, text-to-video, image editing, and voice generation. Developers integrate the same capabilities through our REST API, official SDKs, and hosted MCP server.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Magic Hour: questions
Which YC batch was Magic Hour in?
Magic Hour was in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch (W24).
Is Magic Hour still active?
Y Combinator lists Magic Hour as active.
Where is Magic Hour based?
Magic Hour lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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