general_info_on Instacart

Who is Instacart?

Instacart is a fast-growing retail delivery service whose workers hand pick and deliver items from trusted local stores. The grocery e-commerce company was founded in 2012 by Apoorva Mehta, a former Amazon employee.

Instacart IPO Statistics

The San Francisco-based company has enlisted investment bank Goldman Sachs to lead the IPO. More information will be available after the IPO prospectus will be filed to the Security and Exchange Commission.

What is Instacart’s valuation?

Instacart has raised $2.9 billion in over 20 rounds, the latest on November 1, 2021, from a Venture Series Unknown round. At that time, Instacart was valued at around $39 billion. Investment bankers working on the company’s listing have estimated that the stock market could value Instacart at more than $50 billion.

Basic info about Instacart

• Business has boomed for Instacart during the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to DoorDash which skyrocketed during its 2020 IPO when it closed the first day up 86% from its IPO price of $102.
• According to Apptopia, Instacart has 1,64 million monthly app downloads. 

Sources: craft.co, crunchbase.com, cnbc.com, reuters.com