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Max Mullen

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Instacart · Partner at Rebel Fund

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $25K – $500K checks · typically $200K

FoundedInstacart$39B · YC

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About

Max Mullen co-founded Instacart, where he worked on scaling the company and led its culture and employee experience teams. As a startup investor, he has backed founders of more than 100 companies, including Checkr, Deel, Gumloop, Lattice, Mercury, Newfront, and Owner.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at InstacartYC S12

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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, Max can intro founders to Instacart's investors below.

Instacart's investors · 61

A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021Avenue Growth PartnersWashingtonBACKGROUND CAPITALMadison · $100K – $250K checksBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksBEENEXTSingaporeBling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checksBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksBright Pixel CapitalMaiaCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2018Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksComcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksConnetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand CaymanElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksElectric Feel Ventures LlcMiamiEmpede CapitalTortolaEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2021FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K checksG SquaredChicagoGCM GrosvenorChicagoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGeneral MillsMinneapolisGlade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2018HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksHivemind Capital PartnersNew YorkInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksInvestXVancouverJack AltmanSan FranciscoJDACSingaporeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkManta Ray VenturesLondonMantella Venture PartnersToronto · $730K checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksMicroVenturesAustinNight CapitalCapitolaPegasus Tech VenturesSan JoseRizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checksSEI VenturesOaks · since 2026Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021Sidekick PartnersStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2021TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checksUnanimous CapitalMenlo ParkUnilever VenturesLondon · $540K – $10.8M checksUpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checksVelvet Sea VenturesWest Palm BeachVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackWellcome TrustLondonWillowTree VenturesRye · $500K – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Instacart

AMApoorva Mehta
Apoorva MehtaChairman \u0026 Founding CEO

Investments

Investor

AltAscendatlaAtlasAtoBCabalCaperCensusChampAICheckrClearBrainClockworkCrosbyDeelEvergrowFinalFloat HealthFlowlyGumloopHeroHighlightHighstockJune CareJuno College of TechnologyJustPaidLatticeLean FinancialLoftMarr LabsMeez Culinary SolutionsMiddeskMultiplyNuvoOkayOpenlayerOwnerPalabra AIParticle.NewsPelagoPlanetScalePocusPopSQLPositivePositive Food Co.PostgresMLResqRewatchRootlyRoutableSeason HealthSeedSeisSF TensorShefShogunStairs FinancialStediStordSuperblocksSupernovaSweatpalsTempestTempest DXTomorrow FarmsUnusualUnusual AIVerifiableViktorVoicepanelVoriWillow Voice

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Rebel Fund

Network12

Investors connected to Max in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Mullen?
Max Mullen co-founded Instacart, where he worked on scaling the company and led its culture and employee experience teams. As a startup investor, he has backed founders of more than 100 companies, including Checkr, Deel, Gumloop, Lattice, Mercury, Newfront, and Owner.
Where does Max Mullen work?
Max Mullen is Founder of Instacart and Partner at Rebel Fund.
What check size does Max Mullen write?
Max Mullen typically writes checks of $25K – $500K.
What companies did Max Mullen found?
Max Mullen founded Instacart.
What companies has Max Mullen invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alt, Ascend, atla, Atlas, AtoB, Cabal, Caper, Census, ChampAI, Checkr, ClearBrain, Clockwork, and 59 more.

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