Instinct is a personal assistant people text or call to handle tasks such as disputing bills, ordering groceries and booking appointments.
instinct.comSan Francisco, CaliforniaAIFounded 2025
47 sources
Sources agree on the round, amount, valuation, date, and investors. Index Ventures is named only as a co-lead of the prior round, not this Series C.
6 sources · checked 1 time, last 44d ago
Valuation none read as $2.5 billion (finance.yahoo.com)
Source 2 gives September 22, but the more specific coverage and dated report identify August 26; August 26 is used.
Published by hand (finance.yahoo.com): "Instinct, an AI assistant startup run by 23-year-old founder Noah Shinn, is raising a $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation, Shinn told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.": checked by hand: the row is Instinct's own Series B (TechCrunch, Aug 26 2026: the company told the WSJ it had raised $250 million); instinct.co, named in the audit hold, is Instinct's own app domain (its Series C release links app.instinct.co/login)
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | $1.0B at $10 Billion valuation | 2026-09-28 | not stated | No recent discussion |
47 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 4 of 47 sources
Sources agree on the round, amount, valuation, date, and investors. Index Ventures is named only as a co-lead of the prior round, not this Series C. | ||||
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Instinct builds a personal AI assistant for people that they can text or call to use a phone and computer like a human and handle everyday tasks such as bills, gifts, groceries, appointments, and travel.
Checked against 10 sources on Oct 12
| Series B [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $250M $350M to date at $2.5 billion post-money valuation | 2026-08-26 | Benchmark, Index Ventures | No recent discussion |
6 sources · checked 1 time, last 44d ago [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 3 of 6 sources
Valuation none read as $2.5 billion (finance.yahoo.com) Source 2 gives September 22, but the more specific coverage and dated report identify August 26; August 26 is used. Published by hand (finance.yahoo.com): "Instinct, an AI assistant startup run by 23-year-old founder Noah Shinn, is raising a $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation, Shinn told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.": checked by hand: the row is Instinct's own Series B (TechCrunch, Aug 26 2026: the company told the WSJ it had raised $250 million); instinct.co, named in the audit hold, is Instinct's own app domain (its Series C release links app.instinct.co/login) [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]6 pages read: eu.36kr.com, finance.yahoo.com, valueaddvc.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 3 of 6 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ ]posts from 2 people, found with Firecrawl search·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||