Startup profile · funding coverage
Instacart
Grocery delivery marketplace connecting consumers with retailers and shoppers.
Stage
public
Status
public
Coverage
full
Why Instacart is interesting
Instacart is the public grocery delivery platform that survived the e-commerce reset — unit economics and retailer partnerships are the lesson.
Key facts
- Series B (Jun 2014): $44M led by a16z; Sequoia and Khosla Ventures participated — TechCrunch
- Series C (Jan 2015): $220M led by Kleiner Perkins; a16z, Sequoia, Khosla, Thrive Capital participated — GlobeNewswire
- Series D (Mar 2017): $400M led by Sequoia; a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla, Thrive participated — Instacart Medium
Investors in our directory
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Industries
Consumer Marketplaces
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Market / IPO context
Ticker: CART (NASDAQ)
IPO status: public
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
FAQs about Instacart
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Instacart is a grocery delivery marketplace connecting consumers with retailers and personal shoppers for same-day delivery and pickup.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz), Sequoia (/fund/sequoia), Kleiner Perkins (/fund/kleiner-perkins), Khosla Ventures (/fund/khosla-ventures), and Thrive Capital (/fund/thrive-capital) backed the company.
Instacart raised multiple growth rounds including a $400M Series D in 2017 before going public in September 2023.
Instacart survived the e-commerce reset by focusing on unit economics and retailer partnerships — a case study in marketplace durability.
Instacart went public on NASDAQ as CART in September 2023.
Last updated: 2026-07-24