# Instinct raises $1.0B Series C

> Instinct, based in United States, has raised $1.0B in a Series C, announced on 28 September 2026. 4 other investors joined.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/instinct-series-c-2026-09 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Raised **$1.0B** 3 sources reported it

Stage **Series C** 1 earlier round on record

Investors **4** no lead named

Where **US** United States

AI B2C Software

## How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 28 September 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

**#47** equity round of the last twelve months

**#5** Series C of 215 in that time

**#29** round in United States, of 1,134

This round **$1.0B**

Median Series C **$100M**

10 times the median Series C of the last twelve months.

## Who invested

In the round

- [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)

## Funding history

- September 2026 Series C **$1.0B**
- August 2026 Series B **$250M**

$1.3B raised across the 2 rounds we hold.

## Reported by

- TechStartups 28 September
- Tech Funding News 29 September
- Crunchbase News 2 October

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

## Other big rounds that week

[A **Armadin** $256M Series B](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/armadin-series-b-2026-10)[**Simple Energy** $180M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/simple-energy-series-c-2026-09)[**EliseAI** $350M Growth](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/eliseai-growth-round-2026-09)[**Jeeves** $110M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/jeeves-series-c-2026-09)[**Quartermaster** $140M Series B](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/quartermaster-series-b-2026-09)

[The company **Instinct on Millionrounds** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/company/instinct)[Weekly roundup **Week of 28 September** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/weekly/2026-09-28)[Monthly roundup **September 2026** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09)

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