MagicX

MagicX’s consumer assistant ended in late 2016. June 5, 2017 is the inferred dated-report marker, not the actual service cutoff.

Sources and shutdown details ↘

Everyday planning, travel & shopping · Closed · 2016 · Observed closed by · 5 Jun 2017 · Evidence date, not an exact service cutoff · Magiclane App Services Pvt. Ltd

The record

An AI conversational commerce assistant that routed everyday requests to category bots and helped users complete bill payments, bookings and purchases through chat.

Operator at shutdown: Magiclane App Services Pvt. Ltd Company source
Service end: 2016Observed closed by · 5 Jun 2017 · Evidence date, not an exact service cutoffClosure source

Sources and verification

VCCircle original promoter interview and app-entry checks ↗ · Checked 29 Oct 2026

Verification notes

Shutdown: The original VCCircle reporter quoted a spokesperson for promoter GrowthStory confirming that the consumer service had ceased in late 2016, alongside the reporter’s app and website checks. The displayed June 5, 2017 day is an inferred reporting-date proxy, not the actual cutoff; the service-end year is independently supported as 2016. The exact day, first announcement and cutoff time zone remain unknown. Contemporary founder interviews describe routing and category bots, vendor selection and automated payment links. They distinguish the AI-backbone MagicX edition from the earlier human-assisted MagicTiger service. This archive covers one complete consumer chat assistant, including its Messenger entrance, rather than a single bot, API or payment feature. Verloop is a distinct continuing enterprise successor under the same parent; neither that platform nor the legal operator is declared closed. Bengaluru is the historical operating city evidenced by direct-source reporting. No app installation, purchase, payment or account action was executed. Closure source
Dates checked: Verified 29 Oct 2026
AI functionality: AI functionality source
Launch: The AI-branded edition was available in February 2016; the human-assisted MagicTiger predecessor came earlier. The first public day of the full product lineage remains unknown.
Location: India · Bengaluru. The direct-source report identifies the operator as Bangalore-based. Use its historical operating-city proxy, not an office address. Rounded GeoNames city coordinates. Location source · Coordinate source