Instacart
Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup
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.
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Apoorva Mehta, Founder/Chairman & Founding CEO
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 Leonardo, Founder
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 Mullen, Founder
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.
