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STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

Instinct AI agent gains Bay Area buzz; reportedly in talks to raise $1B

Instinct, an invite-only AI agent that uses iMessage and WhatsApp and connects to email, calendar and messaging, launched in private beta in February and is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion on top of $350 million it has already raised, valuing the company at about $10 billion per The Information. A WIRED reporter who tested Instinct praised its conversational form factor and described successful tasks like booking restaurants and cancelling a flight to secure a $550 refund, while the piece also contrasts Instinct with other agents (Muse, Claude Cowork, Lindy) and notes privacy and security concerns.

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STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Vantora (formerly UP.Labs) raises $100M and pivots to proprietary physical-AI startups

Vantora, the startup studio formerly known as UP.Labs, received a $100 million investment from Silversmith Capital Partners — its first outside funding — and is shifting to build startups exclusively for corporate partners with an option for those partners to fold the ventures into their core businesses. The firm says this proprietary M&A approach lets it pursue sensitive, high-value industrial use cases and increases its focus on 'physical AI' applications for customers such as Porsche, Alaska Airlines and J.B. Hunt.

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