Valuation · 2021
$20M
2024 Revenue
$1.2M(Est.)
Customers · 2022
100
Funding
$4.5M
Team
8
Founded
2020
MagicBell Revenue, Valuation & Funding (2024)
MagicBell generated an estimated $1.2M in annual revenue in 2024. Source: GetLatka estimate
MagicBell is a notification infrastructure company that provides an embeddable notification inbox and full notification system for software products. Founded in October 2020 as a spin-out from SupportBee, the company allows developers to add a complete in-app notification experience, including email and text notifications with cross-device read-state sync, in roughly one hour of integration work.
The company went through Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch, receiving the standard $125,000 investment for 7% equity, and subsequently closed a $4.5 million seed round in 2021, selling more than 20% of the business in total. As of mid-2022, MagicBell had approximately 100 paying customers and a team of 11 people.
Hana Mohan, co-founder and CEO, built the product out of her own experience managing notifications at SupportBee, her bootstrapped customer-support software company. MagicBell prices on a usage-based model tied to monthly active users, with paid plans ranging from $99 per month to $1,200 per month, plus custom enterprise contracts, and an average contract value of roughly $10,000 per year.
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MagicBell Revenue
MagicBell reached approximately $1 million in annualized revenue as of mid-2022, a figure the host calculated from the company's stated average contract value of $10,000 per year across roughly 100 paying customers. Hana Mohan declined to confirm the figure directly, saying only, "I would rather not comment, but thanks," though she did not dispute the underlying inputs.
Paid plans run from $99 per month at the entry level to $1,200 per month at the top listed tier, with custom enterprise contracts sold above that ceiling. The average contract value Mohan cited was approximately $10,000 per year, driven in part by upmarket enterprise deals that include SOC 2 compliant infrastructure, data warehouse integrations, and support SLAs.
Growth from the initial Product Hunt cohort in November 2020 to 100 customers by mid-2022 was driven primarily by blog content and LinkedIn posting, with some referrals and a Hacker News launch contributing as well. Mohan described outbound sales as an area the team was still developing.
MagicBell Valuation, Funding Rounds
MagicBell reached a $20M valuation in 2021, set during its Seed round.
MagicBell has raised $4.5M in total funding across 1 round, most recently a $4.5M Seed round in 2021.
| Year | Round | Amount | Valuation | % Sold | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Seed | $4.5M | $20M | 23% | Not recorded |
Founder / CEO
Hana Mohan
CEO
Hana Mohan is the co-founder and CEO of MagicBell. She is 40 years old as of the 2022 interview and describes herself as a programmer and maker. She is publicly known as the first openly transgender woman to participate in Y Combinator.
Before MagicBell, Mohan founded SupportBee, a bootstrapped customer-support software company that she continues to operate through a team, though she is no longer involved in its day-to-day management. She also previously founded MoozyBoo, an online music community. The idea for MagicBell emerged directly from the notification infrastructure she built while running SupportBee.
Mohan noted she no longer codes professionally, having transitioned fully into a CEO role. She cited Jeff Lawson of Twilio and Edith Harbaugh of LaunchDarkly as CEOs she follows.
Q&A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's your age? | 43 |
Customers
MagicBell had approximately 100 paying customers as of mid-2022. The company offers a free plan structured around a product-led growth model, with paid plans starting at $99 per month and reaching $1,200 per month at the top listed tier.
Pricing is based on monthly active users rather than seats, reflecting the company's view that it delivers value by improving retention and engagement within a customer's product. A customer on the approximately $10,000 per year plan would have access to roughly 30,000 monthly active users. Enterprise contracts above the listed ceiling include additional features such as SOC 2 compliant infrastructure, data warehouse integrations, and dedicated support SLAs.
MagicBell serves 100 customers.
MagicBell Business Model
MagicBell operates a usage-based subscription model priced on monthly active users, the count of users who are notified or log in within a given month. Paid plans range from $99 per month to $1,200 per month, with custom enterprise contracts sold above that range. The average contract value across the customer base was approximately $10,000 per year as of mid-2022.
The company sells upmarket enterprise deals that carry higher contract values and include infrastructure features such as SOC 2 compliance, data warehouse integrations, and support SLAs. Mohan indicated the team was working toward breaking even, implying the business was not yet profitable at the time of the interview. Gross margin, burn rate, runway, churn, LTV, CAC, and net revenue retention were not discussed.
Point-in-time figures shared on the GetLatka podcast, each linked to the exact moment it was said on camera.
Customers (2022)
100
“Nathan Latka: How many customers are you scaled up to now today? Hana Mohan: I would say like it's about a 100 paying customers.”
WatchMagicBell Employees & Team Size
MagicBell had 11 employees as of mid-2022. The engineering team consisted of four engineers plus Mohan's co-founder, who also has an engineering background, though Mohan clarified she herself no longer codes professionally.
The remaining staff included a marketer, an operations person, a customer support specialist, a product designer, and an early brand-focused designer. Mohan described hiring an operations person as a deliberate choice to free up her own time for building the business, a lesson drawn from her bootstrapped experience at SupportBee.
MagicBell employs approximately 8 people as of 2026, down from 11 in 2022. It serves 100 customers that rely on its solutions.
| Year | Milestone | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reached 8 employees (October 2024) | Not recorded |
| 2022 | Reached 11 employees (January 2022) | Not recorded |
Frequently Asked Questions about MagicBell
What is MagicBell's revenue?
As of 2024, MagicBell generated an estimated $1.2M in annual revenue.
What is MagicBell's valuation?
As of 2021, MagicBell was valued at $20M.
Who founded MagicBell?
MagicBell was founded by Hana Mohan.
When was MagicBell founded?
MagicBell was founded in 2020.
Who is the CEO of MagicBell?
The CEO of MagicBell is Hana Mohan.
How much funding does MagicBell have?
MagicBell raised $4.5M across 1 round.
How many employees does MagicBell have?
As of 2024, MagicBell had 8 employees.
Where is MagicBell headquartered?
MagicBell is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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