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Magic Instruments makes a high-tech guitar that is easier and more…

Magic Instruments was founded in 2016, is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, lists 1–10 employees, and has $2.3M in recorded funding across 2 rounds.

Music
YC W16
Employees
1–10
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$2.3M
Last Round
$450K Equity CrowdfundingNov 2016
Rounds
2

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About

Musical instruments that enable anyone to play instantly, and make it easier and more inspiring to learn. Magic Instruments (YC W2016 and Highway1 F2015) is the maker of the MI Guitar. We design the tools that allow anyone to express themselves by making music. Our mission is to create a world that inspires human connection through music playing. We give people all the joy of playing music. We’re developing a new class of music instruments and the ecosystem around them, starting with our first product, a new type of guitar that anyone can play using an intuitive UI on the fretboard and a mobile app to play your favorite songs, instantly. We also make it technically easier and more inspiring to learn traditional guitar technique. Can't play a guitar? We guarantee you can play this one. The MI Guitar is a new type of guitar that you can pick up and play, instantly. By reinventing the fretboard of a traditional guitar, it simplifies playing so anyone can play their favorite songs at first sight, or create their own original music. You can also play this like the traditional guitar and it gives you a fun and easy way to learn the guitar. Pre-order now at https://magicinstruments.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magicinstruments/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/magicinstrument YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/magicinstruments

Summary

Magic Instruments is a Music company based in Los Angeles, United States, founded in 2016. It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $2.3M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $450K Equity Crowdfunding round in Nov 2016. Investors include Y Combinator, Wefunder and Andreessen Horowitz.

Funding History

Equity CrowdfundingCrowdfundingNov 2016
$450K

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Funding: Seed through Equity Crowdfunding. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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