Personal AI agent Instinct reportedly raising at ~$30B after 300x valuation jump in under a year
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-29
Instinct, a personal AI agent founded by 23-year-old Noah Shinn, is reportedly raising a new round at roughly a $30B valuation — less than a year after launch.
The valuation trajectory, per the chart sourced from Forbes/TechCrunch/Reuters:
- First round (early 2026): $100M
- Series A (Aug 2026, Kleiner Perkins): $500M
- Series B (late Aug 2026, Index, Benchmark): $2.5B
- Series C (Sept 2026, Sequoia, Benchmark, Coatue): $10B
- Next round (Oct 2026): $30B (reported via investor post, unconfirmed)
The product remains free and invite-only, yet it already processes nearly $1B in transactions annually — possibly the fastest-rising AI company valuation of 2026.
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