Viral AI Startup Instinct Has Raised $350 Million at a $2.5 Billion Valuation

Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation

The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.

VCs Are So Obsessed With This AI Assistant That Its Valuation Jumped Fivefold In Weeks

A hot new AI agent called Instinct was valued at $500 million earlier in August, sources say. Now it's raising a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation from Benchmark and Index.

Amid Personal Assistant Investor Frenzy, Town Nears $1 Billion Valuation in Round Led by Instinct-Backer Index Ventures

Two startup personal assistants have venture capitalists in a tizzy right now: Town, the affable enterprise personal assistant, is in talks to raise at a $1 billion valuation in a round led by Index, sources tell us. The corporate personal assistant, started by former Plaid CTO Jean-Denis Greze and former Google applied AI product director Tony Vincent, received earlier backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Forerunner. Meanwhile, Instinct, the te…

Noah Shinn’s Instinct goes from $100M to $2.5B in weeks: 23-year-old’s AI assistant just raised $250M Series B

Instinct, an invite-only AI agent that can text, call and act across a user’s apps and accounts, has raised $250 million in Series B funding co-led by Index Ventures and Benchmark. The round values the startup, founded by 23-year-old Noah Shinn, at $2.5 billion and brings its total funding to $350 million. Instinct’s valuation has jumped from $50 million to $2.5 billion in just four months, as investors race to back personal AI agents capable of…

AI Assistant Startup Instinct Rockets to $2.5 Billion Valuation in Weeks Amid Investor Feeding Frenzy

Instinct, an AI assistant startup, has rapidly reached a $2.5 billion valuation, raising $350 million in funding. Despite its success, concerns about privacy and security persist among early users.

Instinct Nears $2.5 Billion Valuation as AI Assistants Take Over Daily Chores

Instinct, the developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant that seems to be gaining traction among early adopters, is raising a $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Aug. 26), citing its interview with Instinct Founder Noah Shinn. Instinct was founded in 2025 and has raised $350 million, including the new round. The company began testing its AI assistant in private beta i…