Instance jobs, careers, and hiring context

Explore Instance careers and hiring status. Find jobs at Instance and official application links when roles are open. Funding stage: Seed. Headcount: 1-10. Instance (Instance Labs) automates evaluation of robot learning policies. Its product analyzes rollout video and returns success/failure verdicts with per-subtask breakdowns and evidence, replacing the manual work of watching rollouts, judging outcomes, and resetting test environments. Founded 2026 by MIT alums Claire Mao (CEO) and Lucy Cai (CTO), part of Y Combinator's S26 batch.

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Open roles
0
Funding stage
Seed
Total funding
$500K

Key facts

Instance is a Seed stage AI startup, founded in 2026, with $500K in total disclosed funding. Its most recent round was a $500K Seed. It has no open roles listed at the moment; new Instance openings are tracked daily. Source: Fast AI Jobs company dataset, updated Aug 2026.

Company profile last updated on Aug 5, 2026.