TLDRocket
Sign in

Instinct raises a $1 billion Series C round at a $10 billion valuation

Funding Provisional 92% confidence first seen

Instinct, a startup building an everyday personal AI assistant, announced it raised a $1 billion Series C round valued at $10 billion, up from a prior valuation reported a month earlier. The company said the funding will expand early-access consumer agent features, including autonomous phone concierge and computer-use capabilities.

Instinct Benchmark Capital Coatue Meta Muse Sequoia Capital

The deal

Instinct $1 billion Series C · announced 28 Sep 2026

Investors Coatue Sequoia Capital Benchmark Capital

Deal terms as reported in the coverage below.

Source coverage

Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation TechCrunch independent Everyday personal AI assistant startup Instinct raises $1B at $10B valuation SiliconANGLE independent

The daily briefing

Every AI story that matters, in your inbox by 8am.

TLDRocket reads all relevant sources, removes duplicate coverage, and summarises the day in two minutes. Follow companies and topics for alerts, or get the briefing in Slack. Free, no spam, unsubscribe anytime.