# Instinct funding: rounds and investors

> Instinct has raised $1.3B across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Index Ventures, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/instinct (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Instinct*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI B2C Software

Raised 1 month ago

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$1.3B** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 7 sources

**$250M** Series B **$1.0B** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $1.0B Sept 2026
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 5 (2 led)

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2027

**$250M** Series B

**$1.0B** Series C

- **First round:** Series B, $250M
- **Biggest round:** $1.0B
- **Between rounds:** 1 month

## The rounds

- **Sept 2026** Series C **$1.0B** *3 new* *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Reported by Crunchbase News and 2 others
- **Aug 2026** Series B **$250M** *2 new* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) Lead [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) Lead Reported by Crunchbase News and 3 others

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series B** 2026 **Series C** 2026 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) L [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)

## Everyone who backed them

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) VC firm **1** round

[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Instinct

### Who invested in Instinct?

Instinct's investors include Index Ventures, Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, Coatue and Kleiner Perkins.

### How much has Instinct raised?

Instinct has raised $1.3B across 2 rounds since 2026.

### When did Instinct last raise?

Instinct's most recent round was a Series C of $1.0B in Sept 2026.

### What was Instinct's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0B in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Instinct first?

Instinct's first round on record, in Aug 2026, was backed by Index Ventures and Benchmark.

### What stage is Instinct at?

Instinct's latest named round is a Series C, in Sept 2026.

### Where is Instinct based?

Instinct is based in the United States.

### Who led Instinct's rounds?

Index Ventures led the Series B in 2026.

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