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title: "Instinct Raises $250 Million at $2.5 Billion Valuation After 5x Jump in Weeks"
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# Instinct Raises $250 Million at $2\.5 Billion Valuation After 5x Jump in Weeks

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**Published:** 2026-08-26T20:51:52.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding, agent, ai\-assistant

## Summary

Index Ventures and Benchmark co\-led a funding round for the invite\-only AI assistant Instinct, which proactively handles tasks via text\. The startup raised $25…

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