14-Person AI Startup Instinct Hits $10bn Valuation, Growing 10% a Day
paraschopra · x · 2026-09-29
Investor Paras Chopra says AI startup Instinct has just 14 employees, a $10bn valuation, and is growing 10% per day. As a user himself, he praises its seamless personal-assistant product—something many failed to build on text—and argues not every breakthrough will come from foundational model companies. "The era of insanely high-leverage teams is here," he writes.
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