Instinct
Trade your instinct
Y CombinatorWinter 2026ActiveFintechArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningTradingCryptocurrency
What they do
Problem
People worldwide lack easy, mobile access to global markets and liquidity for trading.
Solution
Instinct is a mobile trading app that provides access to global market trading and liquidity, built on/for the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
Who it's for
Retail traders and individual investors who want to trade global markets from a mobile app.
Founders
Joon Won Song
Co-Founder, CEO
Quantitative Developer @ Squarepoint Capital League of Legends Challenger (2000LP+) KR/EUW/NA server, for 10 years. EECS @ Imperial College London
Eunju Moon
Co-Founder, CTO
PhD dropout @ USC (Quantum Computing) Theoretical Physics @ Imperial
Company timeline
- Founded2026
- YC batchWinter 2026
- StatusActive
- Team size5 people
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
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