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Instinct

Independent · Spear Street Technology · San Francisco, CA

Personal assistants

A personal assistant reached by text or phone that connects to email, messaging and other applications. It uses personal context to manage schedules, bookings and everyday errands.

Post-money valuation
$10BReported
TechCrunch ↗ · Sep 28, 2026

$1B Series C at a $10B post-money valuation, announced September 28, 2026; Sequoia Capital, Benchmark and Coatue invested and no lead was named. Total funding of $1.35B adds this round to the $350M TechCrunch reported through the Series B on August 26, 2026.

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Last round
Series C · $1BSep 28, 2026Reported · TechCrunch ↗
Total funding
$1.35BCumulative figure · source not recorded

Capability scores · out of 100

Autonomy88
Context breadth85
Distribution72
Scoring noteProactive, multi-step help across connected applications and real-world errands. Existing editorial score retained; early-access capabilities are not independently benchmarked.

Company context

Founded 2025.

Text-based onboarding is offered on the official site.

Round investors

Sequoia CapitalBenchmarkCoatue

Coverage & sources

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Last checked in dataset · Sep 28, 2026

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