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The Information
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Sources: AI assistant Instinct maker Spear Street seeks to raise $1B at a ~$10B valuation, up from $2.25B in August; Sequoia and Benchmark may lead the round
The startup behind personal AI assistant Instinct is in talks to raise $1 billion at a valuation of about $10 billion, a person with knowledge of the deal said.
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Wall Street Journal
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AI assistant Instinct is raising a $250M Series B co-led by Index and Benchmark at a $2.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $350M since its 2025 founding
Buzzy startup Instinct, which is fundraising at a $2.5 billion valuation, promises to handle emails and more, but some early users raise privacy concerns
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Wall Street Journal
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AI assistant Instinct is raising a $250M Series B co-led by Index Ventures and Benchmark at a $2.5B valuation, bringing its total raised to $350M
Buzzy startup Instinct, which is fundraising at a $2.5 billion valuation, promises to handle emails and more, but some early users raise privacy concerns
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Wall Street Journal
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Sources: Benchmark raised $2B across two new funds, including a $1.25B fund for late-stage bets, its first growth fund after decades of focusing on new startups
After a late-stage bet on Cerebras delivered big returns, Benchmark decided to raise its first-ever growth fund
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When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI.
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Bloomberg
Source: Benchmark's 2020 fund is now worth 10x+ and 2024 fund is 3x what investors put in, based on cash distributions and the paper value of its investments
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