Instinct in talks to raise $1B at $10B valuation, weeks after raising at $2.25B pre-money
himanshustwts · x · 2026-09-16
Per The Information, Instinct — a personal AI agent startup founded by 23-year-old Noah Shinn that operates software to handle emails, negotiate bills and book reservations — is in talks to raise about $1 billion at a roughly $10 billion valuation, less than a month after raising $250 million at a $2.25 billion pre-money valuation. Its valuation has jumped from $50 million in the spring; it has 100,000+ users and is hitting compute constraints.
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