Coatuem backs Instinct, a personal agent startup founded by Noah Shinn
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-29
VC Coatuem announced a partnership with Instinct, a personal-agent startup founded by Noah Shinn (known for the Reflexion paper).
The thesis: search made finding things trivial, mobile put it in your pocket, and Instinct aims to make everyday tasks frictionless — a personal agent that can actually finish the job.
No funding amount or valuation was disclosed. Commenter ivanbezdomny quipped "cost of doing business, can't argue about the price," hinting at a competitive round.
Related event: Instinct raises $1B at $10B valuation, quadrupling in a month(9 posts)→
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