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Also known as Maplebear, Inc., Maplebear Inc., Maplebear Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

150px|thumb|The Instacart logo is a simplified carrot. Logo since 2022.

Key facts

Company.name
Maplebear Inc.
Company.logo
Instacart_logo_and_wordmark.svg
Company.logo_caption
Logo since 2022
Company.trade_name
Instacart
Company.type
Public
Company.industry
Retail
Company.hq_location
50 Beale StreetSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Company.area_served
United States and Canada
Company.services
Grocery delivery
Company.subsid
Caper AI
Company.operating_income
(2024)
Company.net_income
(2024)
Company.assets
(2024)
Company.equity
(2024)
Company.num_employees
3,265 (2024)

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Type
Company
Founded
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Also known as
Maplebear, Inc.
Status
Active

ISNI 0000 0005 1475 7562

Described at

Instacart: Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup | Y Combinator

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup. Founded in 2012 by Brandon Leonardo, Apoorva Mehta, and Max Mullen, Instacart has 3000 employees based in San Francisco. Instacart is hiring for 7 roles in engineering.

ycombinator.com

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada. Apoorva Mehta is an Indian-born American entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Chairman of the San Francisco-based on-demand online grocery shop 'Instacart.' Apoorva co-founded this venture along with Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo in 2012. An engineering graduate from the 'University of Waterloo,' Apoorva worked for companies such as 'Blackberry,' ‘Qualcomm,’ and 'Amazon,' before he became an entrepreneur. Apoorva Mehta is an Indian-born American entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Chairman of the San Francisco-based on-demand online grocery shop 'Instacart.' Apoorva co-founded this venture along with Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo in 2012. An engineering graduate from the 'University of Waterloo,' Apoorva worked for companies such as 'Blackberry,' ‘Qualcomm,’ and 'Amazon,' before he became an entrepreneur. Brandon is currently Grocery Hacker and a Co-Founder of Instacart, the same-day grocery delivery service. Brandon built the early versions of the Instacart app, and now leads the Engineering team that works on Growth. Prior to joining Instacart, Brandon held senior engineering roles at a number of other startups including AngelList, Webs and StartupBus. He holds a BS in Computer Science from SJSU and currently lives in Redwood City. Brandon is currently Grocery Hacker and a Co-Founder of Instacart, the same-day grocery delivery service. Brandon built the early versions of the Instacart app, and now leads the Engineering team that works on Growth. Prior to joining Instacart, Brandon held senior engineering roles at a number of other startups including AngelList, Webs and StartupBus. He holds a BS in Computer Science from SJSU and currently lives in Redwood City. Max is the Co-Founder of Instacart. He started the company with two co-founders in 2012. Previously, he's worked for several startups including Schematic, an award-winning interactive agency which was acquired by WPP. Max is originally from Los Angeles where he graduated from the University of Southern California, studying entrepreneurship and cinematic arts. Max is the Co-Founder of Instacart. He started the company with two co-founders in 2012. Previously, he's worked for several startups including Schematic, an award-winning interactive agency which was acquired by WPP. Max is originally from Los Angeles where he graduated from the University of Southern California, studying entrepreneurship and cinematic arts. For Founder Apoorva Mehta, Instacart’s $9.9 Billion IPO Is The End Of The Road

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Official website
instacart.com
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inception
2012-00-00
estimated value
9900000000
social media followers
60340
Commons category
Instacart
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~11 min read

Article

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Corporate history
  • Service launches and grocery partnerships
  • Acquisitions history
  • Finance
  • Shopper concerns
  • References
  • External links

150px|thumb|The Instacart logo is a simplified carrot. Logo since 2022.

Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, is an American retail media and delivery company based in San Francisco that operates a grocery delivery and pick-up service in the United States and Canada accessible via a website and mobile app. It allows customers to order groceries, and alcohol where legal, from participating retailers with the shopping being done by a personal shopper, who picks, packs, and delivers the order.

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