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Instinct (Series C of USD 1 billion at USD 10 billion, 2026-09) → Instinct

$1.0B — **Consumer AI-agent startup Instinct raised a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark and Coatue, just one month after a $2.5 billion valuation round** — Instinct's invite-only agent, which launched in August and uses its own phone number an

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$1.0B — **Consumer AI-agent startup Instinct raised a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark and Coatue, just one month after a $2.5 billion valuation round** — Instinct's invite-only agent, which launched in August and uses its own phone number an

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$1.0B — **Consumer AI-agent startup Instinct raised a $1 billion Series C at a $10 billion valuation from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark and Coatue, just one month after a $2.5 billion valuation round** — Instinct's invite-only agent, which launched in August and uses its own phone number an

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