Early financing · completed
Conviction
Led by partner Pranav Reddy. The amount was not disclosed in the report; the company was valued at $50 million.
Instinct has completed at least two funding rounds
Forbes reports two completed financings for Noah Shinn’s personal-AI startup: an early round led by Conviction’s Pranav Reddy and a $75 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins’ Mamoon Hamid. A proposed $200 million-plus financing is still in talks, so it is not counted.
2+
completed rounds
$75m
Series A raised
$500m+
Series A valuation
$200m+
prospective round
completedin talks
Early August 2026 · completed
$75m Series A
Led by Mamoon Hamid of Kleiner Perkins at a valuation above $500 million.
26 August 2026 · in talks
$200m+ proposed
Benchmark and Index were reported to be in talks to lead at a valuation above $2.5 billion. Not included in the completed count.
What the record supports
1
The defensible count is “at least two.” Forbes explicitly says Instinct raised at least two rounds over the preceding months. forbes.com
2
Conviction led the early financing. Forbes identifies Pranav Reddy, a partner at Sarah Guo’s Conviction, as lead; it gives a $50 million valuation but no round amount. forbes.com
3
Kleiner Perkins led the Series A. Mamoon Hamid led the $75 million round in early August at a valuation above $500 million. forbes.com
4
The next financing remains prospective. Benchmark and Index were reported in talks to lead a round of at least $200 million; it should not yet be counted as raised. runtimewire.com
Round-by-round detail
| Round | Status | Amount | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early financing | Completed | Undisclosed | Pranav Reddy, Conviction | forbes.com |
| Series A | Completed | $75m | Mamoon Hamid, Kleiner Perkins | forbes.com |
| Prospective round | In talks | $200m+ | Benchmark and Index in talks | runtimewire.com |
Method: reviewed live reporting from 2 pages across 2 sites on 26 August 2026. “Completed rounds” counts financings described as already raised; proposed or in-discussion rounds are excluded. The early round’s amount was not stated.