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Instinct founder on transactions, privacy, and Coatue hire
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Viral AI agent startup Instinct closes a $1B Series C led by Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue at a $10B valuation, marking one of the largest pure-agent funding rounds to date.
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- techcrunch.com Instinct's new product recommendations are giving some users the ick 6m ↗
- techcrunch.com Instinct founder said more than 50% of transactions on the platform are travel-related 25h ↗
- techmeme.com Q&A with Instinct founder Noah Shinn on Instinct's business model, privacy, safety and security, securing compute, Big Tech competition, and more (Patrick O'Shaughnessy/Colossus) 37h ↗
- theinformation.com Exclusive: Instinct Hires Coatue’s Schwerin as Chief Business Officer 45h ↗
- thenextweb.com Instinct raised $1B at $10B for an AI agent that rings restaurants on its own phone 46h ↗
- siliconangle.com Everyday personal AI assistant startup Instinct raises $1B at $10B valuation 2d ↗
- techcrunch.com Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation 2d ↗