What Martin does

Martin (legal entity DCWU, Inc.) is an AI-powered personal assistant founded in 2023 by Dawson Chen and Ethan Hou, Berkeley and Yale dropouts respectively, and headquartered in Mountain View, California. The product targets productivity-focused individuals and small businesses, offering a multi-channel agent reachable via voice (phone calls), SMS, WhatsApp, email, and Slack, with companion iOS and web applications at app.trymartin.com. Martin reads, drafts, and replies to Gmail and Outlook email; manages Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars; sends and receives Slack messages across multiple workspaces; and handles to-dos, notes, reminders, and search across Google, YouTube, Twitter/X, GitHub, and weather sources.

The underlying architecture is an agentic layer built on top of OpenAI for natural language processing, with proprietary orchestration for task execution, long-term user memory, and background automations such as Email Triage, Email Briefings, Proactive Drafts, Wake Up Calls, and CC to Schedule. Voice capabilities are delivered through a custom pipeline with six human-like voices, adjustable speaking speeds, and latency under 500ms. Martin differentiates on multi-channel reach and proactive automation rather than on underlying model ownership.

The business model is product-led growth with a freemium subscription structure. The Standard tier is offered monthly and annually, and Martin Pro launched in March 2025 at $49/month or $360/year, unlocking advanced automations, enhanced memory, priority support, and early-access integrations. Go-to-market relies on a self-serve web and iOS funnel, Product Hunt (#1 Product of the Day in 2024), a Discord community, and organic social channels. Martin raised a $2M seed round in January 2025 led by Y-Combinator with participation from Pioneer Fund, FoundersX Ventures, Eight Capital, SV Tech Ventures, Sandhill Markets, Splash Capital, and angel investors, and was named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2026.

Name

Martin

Legal name

DCWU, Inc.

Website

https://trymartin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Martin is an AI-powered personal assistant that manages email, calendar, to-dos, reminders, notes, and Slack across voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email, and iOS/web, serving productivity-focused individuals and small businesses via a freemium subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Monthly or annual subscription for AI personal assistant services. Standard tier and Pro tier available with escalating features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Martin is an AI-powered personal assistant that operates across voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email, Slack, and web/mobile apps to manage user inboxes, calendars, to-do lists, reminders, notes, and Slack communications. It uses OpenAI models for natural language understanding and executes multi-step tasks (drafting/sending emails, scheduling meetings, calling users) on behalf of individuals. The product is offered via a self-serve signup with a free trial, a Standard subscription tier, and a premium Martin Pro tier.

Product overview

Martin is a unified AI personal assistant platform combining a core AI agent with modular capabilities. The core Martin product (available on web app, iOS app, and via SMS/email/Slack/voice) provides an AI personal assistant similar to JARVIS. Core features include natural language task execution, calendar management, inbox management, reminders, to-dos, notes, and Slack integration. The platform is available in free and premium tiers (Martin Pro at $49/month). Pro-tier unlocks advanced features including Cc to Schedule, Proactive Drafts, Wake Up Calls, enhanced memory, and priority support. The product differentiates through multi-interface accessibility (voice, SMS, email, Slack, WhatsApp) and proactive automation of routine tasks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Martin Pro: Premium subscription tier offering advanced features including CC to Schedule, Proactive Drafts, Wake Up Calls, enhanced long-term memory, priority model access, and priority customer support for $49/month or $360/year.

Products and services

• Martin (AI Personal Assistant) AI personal assistant activated by voice, SMS, and email that manages inbox, calendar, to-do list, reminders, notes, and Slack communications for individual users, acting as a JARVIS-like proactive agent that schedules meetings, drafts emails, and automates routine tasks.
• Martin iOS App Mobile application for iPhone providing voice mode, text chat, widgets, shortcuts, and push notifications to access the Martin AI personal assistant; features Voice Mode V2 with voice switching, adjustable speaking speeds, and handsfree mode.
• Martin Web App Browser-based dashboard at app.trymartin.com providing unified management of to-dos, reminders, inbox, calendar, and dispatched phone calls, including a text chat interface with confirmation widgets for executing important actions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users report working at 2x speed with Martin managing inbox, calendar, and to-do list
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI provides AI model services powering Martin's conversational AI capabilities. User inputs and personal information are processed through OpenAI's AI Service Providers.
• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive. Martin uses Google Workspace APIs to execute tasks on behalf of users.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlack integration allowing users to message Martin in their workspace and have Martin send/reply to Slack messages on their behalf.
• Microsoft (Outlook)coreTechnology or IntegrationOutlook email and calendar integration allowing Martin to manage Outlook inbox and calendar events.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor handling all subscription payment data including payment instrument numbers and security codes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motion: Motion is an AI-powered productivity and scheduling assistant for individuals and teams. Like Martin, it automatically plans calendars, manages tasks, and orchestrates daily workflows using AI. Both target the same horizontal 'AI productivity copilot' user and compete on proactive calendar and task automation.
• Mem: Mem is an AI-powered personal knowledge management and 'second brain' workspace that auto-organizes notes, tasks, and calendar items. Martin shares Mem's positioning as a self-organizing personal AI hub that learns from user behavior and proactively surfaces information.
• Magical: Magical is an AI-driven text expansion and workflow automation tool that helps individuals draft messages, automate repetitive tasks, and move data across apps. Martin overlaps with Magical in automating email and Slack workflows on behalf of individual users.
• x.ai (now part of Bizzabo): x.ai built an AI scheduling assistant that books meetings via email, very similar to Martin's Cc to Schedule feature. It is one of the most directly comparable prior-art products in AI-assisted personal scheduling.
• Otter.ai: Otter.ai provides AI meeting notes, transcription, and summaries that integrate with calendars and email. Martin overlaps with Otter in being an AI productivity assistant that ingests calendar/email context and produces actionable outputs.

Emerging players

• Saner.ai: Saner.ai is an AI second-brain assistant that turns scattered notes, emails, and tasks into organized knowledge. It is comparable to Martin in serving productivity-focused individuals seeking an AI that proactively manages personal information.
• Adept: Adept builds AI agents that take multi-step actions across software tools on behalf of users. Martin overlaps with Adept in positioning an autonomous AI agent that executes tasks (email, scheduling, messaging) across productivity apps.
• Replika: Replika is an AI companion app that engages users in natural conversation, remembers context, and is reachable across devices. Martin overlaps with Replika as a persistent, memory-aware AI assistant accessible via voice and text.

Broad incumbents

• Inflection AI (Pi): Inflection AI's Pi is a personal conversational AI assistant designed for everyday use. It overlaps with Martin as a consumer-facing AI personal companion but is backed by substantially more capital and broader infrastructure.
• Apple (Siri / Apple Intelligence): Apple's Siri and Apple Intelligence ship directly in iOS, the platform where Martin's iOS app runs. As Apple expands proactive, multi-app personal assistant capabilities, Martin competes with the OS-level default assistant rather than a like-for-like app.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/martinvoiceai
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Martin-Voice-AI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/martin-voiceai
• Instagraminstagram.com/martinvoiceai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Martin