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title: "Benchmark"
type: entity
entity_type: company
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/benchmark
updated: 2026-09-28T12:53:05.000Z
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# Benchmark

Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/benchmark

- **Type:** Company
- **Signals:** 3
- **First seen:** Aug 27, 2026
- **Last seen:** Sep 28, 2026

## Recent signals

- [AI agent startup Instinct raised a $1B Series C from Sequoia, Benchmark, and Coatue at a $10B valuation and details recent products, such as a concierge service (Utkarsh Shetti/Reuters)](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/ai-agent-startup-instinct-raised-a-1b-series-c-from-sequoia-benchmark-56bba3d6) (Sep 28, 2026)
- [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](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/ai-assistant-instinct-is-raising-a-250m-series-b-co-led-by-index-and-f1f8af2f) (Aug 27, 2026)
- [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](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/ai-assistant-instinct-is-raising-a-250m-series-b-co-led-by-index-and-6eda2c40) (Aug 27, 2026)

## Related

- [Instinct](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/instinct) (Company)
- [Index Ventures](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/index-ventures) (Company)
- [AI agents](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-agents) (Topic)
- [Coatue](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/coatue) (Company)
- [Sequoia](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/sequoia) (Company)

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