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Instinct

Instinct is an invite-only AI personal assistant that connects to a user's apps and devices to handle everyday tasks via text or phone.

instinct.co · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·INSTINCT·26

StageSeries BAugust 2026 · led by Index Ventures[1]

Raisednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Headcountnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Foundednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Money

Series B closed August 2026, led by Index Ventures.[1]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Index Ventures, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Conviction.[1]

People

Noah Shinn, Founder and leader[1]

Luca Borletti, Involved with company (unconfirmed)[1]

Signals

Aug 24 2026newsInstinct's powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns[1][2][3][5]

Aug 23 2026newsSilicon Valley loves Instinct. Its delete button just caught up.[4]

Aug 22 2026newsWhat Is Instinct AI? What Early Users Actually Found[6]

Comps

OpenClaw · openclaw.ai · Named directly in TechCrunch and The Neuron as the closest predecessor and benchmark for Instinct; investors describe Instinct as 'OpenClaw for normal people.'[1][4]

Poke · poke.ai · Named in TechCrunch as another messaging-based personal assistant in the same emerging category that just exited to Cognition.[1]

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Sourcestracings · 18

[1]Instinct's powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | TechCrunch

Aug 2026 · techcrunch.com

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[2]Instinct's powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns - Blockchain Sphere

Aug 2026 · blockchainsphere.news

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[3]Instinct's powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | Winzheng

Aug 2026 · winzheng.com

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[4]Why Sam Altman thinks people hate AI | The Neuron

Aug 2026 · theneuron.ai

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[5]Instinct's powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns - Ireland

Aug 2026 · europesays.com

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[6]What Is Instinct AI? What Early Users Actually Found

Aug 2026 · usecarly.com

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[7]Instinct

Aug 2026 · instinct.co

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[8]org_enrichment

Aug 2026

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[9]Alex Piñel Neparidze

Aug 2026 · linkedin.com

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[10]Joaquim Dickson

Aug 2026 · linkedin.com

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[11]Asset management reporting SaaS Instinct Digital closes £5M Series A - Tech.eu

Aug 2026 · tech.eu

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[12]Bill Jiao

Aug 2026 · linkedin.com

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[13]London-based Instinct Digital raises €6 million to become the benchmark in investor reporting | EU-Startups

Aug 2026 · eu-startups.com

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[14]Instinct Digital Raises £5 Million in Funding to Close the Gap Between Customer Expectations and Current Asset Management Communication Offerings | Financial IT

Aug 2026 · financialit.net

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[15]7 Best Instinct AI Alternatives in 2026

Aug 2026 · usecarly.com

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[16]Privacy Notice | Instinct

Aug 2026 · instinct.co

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[17]Top Instinct Competitors and Alternatives

Aug 2026 · craft.co

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[18]Instinct - aVenture Company Research

Aug 2026 · aventure.vc

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Instinct is an invite-only AI personal assistant that connects to a user's apps and devices to handle everyday tasks via text or phone.

instinct.co · San Francisco

StageSeries B

Raisednot publicly disclosed

Headcountnot publicly disclosed

Valuationnot publicly disclosed

Foundednot publicly disclosed

CompsOpenClaw +1