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23-year-old founder of Instinct AI personal agent that raised $250 million in Series B funding.
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Inside Fireworks Forge: Watch Jensen Huang Live Nov 3
fireworks.aipositiveOct 27, 2026
“Speaker at Fireworks Forge event.”
a16z on top AI users spending patterns
a16zpositiveOct 7, 2026
“Instinct founder reported that 40% of users connect a personal credit card within three weeks and claimed over $1 billion in annualized transaction volume through the platform.”
a16z's top AI apps list follows the money
a16z.comcautiousOct 6, 2026
“Founder of Instinct personal agent reported 40% of users connect credit card and spend average $1,300/month; passed 100k users in three weeks.”
Business Insider Profiles Noah Shinn as Instinct AI Talks $10B Valuation, Invite-Only Launch
BusinessinsiderpositiveSep 23, 2026
“23-year-old founder of personal-agent startup Instinct fundraising at $10B valuation with Sequoia and Benchmark backing.”
Instinct Launched a Service Called Concierge
TechCrunchpositiveSep 23, 2026
“Shinn announced Instinct's new Concierge calling feature that allows AI agents to place calls and handle business transactions.”
Instinct Gives an Email Address to Its AI Assistant
TechCrunchcautiousSep 11, 2026
“Founder of Instinct AI agent startup announced new email addresses feature allowing the AI assistant to manage accounts autonomously.”
Instinct raised $250M to scale personal AI agents
aipressroom.commixedSep 1, 2026
“23-year-old founder of Instinct AI personal agent that raised $250 million in Series B funding.”
Instinct Raises $250 Million Series B at $2.5 Billion Valuation
SubstackmixedAug 30, 2026
“23-year-old founder of Instinct, an AI assistant startup that raised $250 million Series B at $2.5 billion valuation.”