Where does Apoorva Mehta work?

Apoorva Mehta is Founder & CEO of Instacart.

Where did Apoorva Mehta go to school?

Apoorva Mehta studied at University of Waterloo (BASc, Electrical Engineering).

Apoorva Mehta

Unicorn founder

Founder & CEO at Instacart

San Francisco, CA

30 Under 30 2022 · Hall of Fame 30 Under 30 2017 · All Star Alumni 30 Under 30 2015 · Food & Drink 30 Under 30 2013 · Consumer Technology

About

Apoorva Mehta founded Instacart in 2012 after twenty failed startup ideas, got into Y Combinator late by delivering a six-pack of beer to a partner, and built it into the dominant US grocery-delivery platform, which went public in 2023. A former Amazon supply-chain engineer, he stepped down as CEO in 2021 and now runs the healthcare company Cloud Health Systems.

Founder & CEO at Instacart YC S12

Intro paths

Apoorva went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Instacart's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Apoorva can intro founders to Instacart's investors below.

Instacart's investors · 35

A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks BACKGROUND CAPITALMadison · $100K – $250K checks Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks Bright Pixel CapitalLisbon Canaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Electric Feel Ventures LlcMiami EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks G SquaredChicago HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks Hivemind Capital PartnersNew York InvestXVancouver Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York Manta Ray VenturesLondon Mantella Venture PartnersToronto · $730K checks Night CapitalCapitola Rizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks Standard CapitalSan Francisco SV AngelSan Francisco TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks Unanimous CapitalMenlo Park Unilever VenturesLondon · $540K – $10.8M checks UpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checks Velvet Sea VenturesWest Palm Beach Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Instacart

Brandon LeonardoFounder

Max MullenFounder

Experience

InstacartFounder & Chairman2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
InstacartFounder, CEO & Chairman2012 — 2021San Francisco
Amazon.comFulfillment Optimization SDE2008 — 2010Greater Seattle Area

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Apoorva Mehta

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on doing things that don’t scale

Startup Archive

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta explains the framework he used to iterate through 20 startup ideas

Startup Archive

20 Ideas Before Instacart with Apoorva Mehta

South Park Commons

Founder Journeys: Apoorva Mehta, Founder of Instacart w/ Elad Gil

Elad Gil

Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on IPO: Excited to see what the company does in the future

cnbc.com

Watch CNBC's full interview with Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta

cnbc.com

Frequently asked questions

Who is Apoorva Mehta?: Apoorva Mehta founded Instacart in 2012 after twenty failed startup ideas, got into Y Combinator late by delivering a six-pack of beer to a partner, and built it into the dominant US grocery-delivery platform, which went public in 2023. A former Amazon supply-chain engineer, he stepped down as CEO in 2021 and now runs the healthcare company Cloud Health Systems.
Where does Apoorva Mehta work?: Apoorva Mehta is Founder & CEO of Instacart.
What companies did Apoorva Mehta found?: Apoorva Mehta founded Instacart.
Where did Apoorva Mehta go to school?: Apoorva Mehta studied at University of Waterloo (BASc, Electrical Engineering).
What podcasts and interviews feature Apoorva Mehta?: Tracked appearances include "Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on doing things that don’t scale", "Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta explains the framework he used to iterate through 20 startup ideas", "20 Ideas Before Instacart with Apoorva Mehta", and 3 more.