Instinct
Office & Productivity Software
$1.4Btotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$1Blatest round · Series C · Sep 2026 · 1 mo ago
8backers · Kleiner Perkins, BoxGroup
32stories in the press
Overview
Instinct is a personal assistant that understands your work and takes action across your applications and devices.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$1.4B
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$1B
Series C · Sep 2026 · 1 mo ago
Backers
8
Kleiner Perkins, BoxGroup
The money's age
Fresh money
1 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
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Last sign of life
1 mo ago
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Sep 28
Raised a round Series C $1B · TechCrunch
Aug 26
Raised a round Venture round $350M
Nov 1996
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
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Web presence
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | Sep 2026 | $1B | — | TechCrunch |
| Venture round | Aug 2026 | $350M | — | forbes.com |
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News
Instinct launches AI agent joining group chats with non-Instinct users
Instinct, now valued at $10 billion, is introducing its AI agent to group chats, allowing users to include friends who don't have an Instinct account.
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Noah Shinn Turns Privacy Complaints Into a $10 Billion Round
Instinct's founder Noah Shinn raised $1 billion in a month as critics warned his agent's data license outruns its safeguards against hallucinated data.
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Instinct's new product recommendations are giving some users the ick
Instinct is rolling out human-curated product and travel recommendations, but some users aren't happy about getting suggestions they never asked for.
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Instinct Raises $1B Series C at $10B Valuation to Bring Useful AI to Everyone
Instinct, the startup building a personal agent for everyday life, announced on September 28, 2026, that it has raised an additional $1 billion in Series C funding from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, and Coatue at a...
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Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation
"This funding helps us bring Instinct to more people and continue building the future of personal AI. It's an exciting, creative time, and we're just getting started," founder Noah Shinn said in a statement.
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Instinct in talks to raise $1B at $10B valuation, quadrupling in under a month
Instinct closed a $1B funding round at a $10B valuation, quadrupling from $2.5B in under a month, with Sequoia and Benchmark among backers.
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Mark Zuckerberg's new AI nemesis: a 23-year-old dropout
Instinct, founded by 23-year-old Noah Shinn, captured investors' attention with rapid growth. Now, it's competing with Meta's Muse.
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