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Mage

DefunctYC W19

Kiel, DE · Founded 2019 · 3 employees · 2 known investors

A marketplace for buying and selling collectible cards that uses real-time bidding and asking to match buyers and sellers, with in-house experts verifying authenticity before shipment.

Also known as Mage Market · Snapcardster · Snapp.ai GmbH

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Mage was founded in 2019 by Peer Richelsen and Malte Delfs.

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Peer Richelsenin𝕏FounderPeer Richelsen previously co-founded and served as chairman of Cal.com, a scheduling software platform.
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Malte DelfsFounder

Investors · 2

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Gradient VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

AI Mage Raises ¥1.7 Billion in Seed Funding to Streamline Anime IP Licensing Supervisionthebridge.jp · Nov 2025Mage Reveals $6.3 Million Seed Led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-fund, to Become the Stripe for AIprnewswire.com · Oct 2021Mage aims to be the ‘Stripe for AI;’ raises $6.3M for developer tools to build AI into apps | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Oct 2021Mage Raises $6.3M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Oct 2021Mage: The Magical Time Series Back End Behind Parse.ly Analyticsblog.parsely.com · Feb 2015

Frequently asked questions

What does Mage do?
A marketplace for buying and selling collectible cards that uses real-time bidding and asking to match buyers and sellers, with in-house experts verifying authenticity before shipment.
Who founded Mage?
Mage was founded by Peer Richelsen, Malte Delfs in 2019.
Who are Mage's investors?
Mage's investors include Y Combinator, Gradient Ventures.
Where is Mage headquartered?
Mage is headquartered in Kiel, DE.