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Who invested in Instacart

11 rounds we have observed, with the 28 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

B2CInternet

Valuation: $39B, Apr 2022Y Combinator: S12

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.1Braised across 11 rounds since 2012, from 11 sources

$2.3MSeed$8.5MSeries A$44MSeries B$220MSeries C$400MSeries D$200MSeries E$150MSeries E$600MRound$271MRound$232MGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $232MNov 2021
Biggest round
$600MRound · Oct 2018
Investors
28
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20122014201620182020
?Seed$2.3MSeed$8.5MSeries A$44MSeries B$220MSeries C$400MSeries D$200MSeries E$150MSeries E$232MGrowth
First round
Seed
Jun 2012
Biggest round
$600M
Round · Oct 2018
Usual gap between rounds
9 months
the median of 9

The rounds

  1. Nov 2021
  2. Nov 2018
    Round$271M2 new1 returning

    Reported by Reuters

  3. Oct 2018
    Round$600M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  4. Apr 2018
    Series E$150M1 returning

    Reported by Axios

  5. Feb 2018
    Series E$200M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  6. Mar 2017
  7. Dec 2014
  8. Jun 2014
  9. Jul 2013
  10. Oct 2012
  11. Jun 2012
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Khosla VenturesVC firm6rounds
Sequoia CapitalVC firm4rounds
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm4rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator3rounds
CanaanVC firm3rounds
CoatueVC firm2rounds
FundersClubVC firm2rounds
Thrive CapitalFamily office2rounds
Coatue Management/ Glade BrookGrowth equity2rounds
Valiantno record of our own yet2rounds
General CatalystVC firm1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Initialized CapitalVC firm1round
Comcast VenturesCorporate VC1round
HaystackVC firm1round
Alexis OhanianAngel1round
Paul BuchheitAngel1round
Thrive CapitalAccelerator1round
Sam AltmanAngel1round
Dragoneer InvestmentPrivate equity1round
Aaron LevieVC firm1round
D1 Capital PartnersHedge fund1round
Sequoia Capital/ Wellcome Trustno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 14 firms list Instacart as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Collaborative FundVC firmPer its own site
François DerbaixVC firmPer its own site
Sidekick PartnersVC firmPer its own site
301Corporate VCPer its own site
Max MullenAngelPer its own site
Tuhaye Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Richmond View VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Rizvi Traverse ManagementGrowth equityPer its own site
Avenue Growth PartnersVC firmPer its own site
ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
GPI Global Partners InvestmentsInvestment firmPer its own site
Maxime ParadisAngelPer its own site
Superposition Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Unanimous CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Instacart

Who invested in Instacart?

Instacart's investors include Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and Canaan, and 23 more on record.

How much has Instacart raised?

Instacart has raised $2.1B across 11 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Instacart last raise?

Instacart's most recent round was a Growth of $232M in Nov 2021.

What was Instacart's biggest round?

Instacart's largest round on record is $600M (Undisclosed round), in Oct 2018.

Who backed Instacart first?

Instacart's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is Instacart at?

Instacart's latest named round is a Growth, in Nov 2021.

Where is Instacart based?

Instacart is based in the United States.

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