# Apoorva Mehta, Founder & Chairman > Apoorva Mehta, Founder & Chairman. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Angel # Apoorva Mehta Founder & Chairman Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +3 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=apoorva-mehta)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=apoorva-mehta) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Kofluence](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kofluence) - [Loft](https://millionrounds.com/company/loft) - [Mindstate Design Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mindstate-design-labs) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Hedge fund **Reinforce Capital LP** Executive Officer since 2026 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Maplebear Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Maplebear Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 11 filings · since 2013 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 29 Apr 2021 · 22 min Rapid Response: "A crucible moment for Instacart," with founder & CEO Apoorva Mehta With [Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta) About this episode Five years of growth in five weeks. That's how Covid-19 lockdowns accelerated Instacart's business last spring. Now, a year later, the company faces another "crucible moment," says Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta. He's leaning into what he describes as a four-sided market – including software services… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 10 Apr 2017 · 43 min Instacart: Apoorva Mehta With [Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta) About this episode App developer Apoorva Mehta almost gave up on being an entrepreneur until he figured out what he really wanted to do: find a hassle-free way to buy groceries. Five years after launch, the grocery delivery app Instacart is valued at $3 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Apoorva Mehta in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 6 Feb 2023 · 10 min Equity Monday: SoftBank's vibe shift is using silence loudly Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode Here's what Natasha got into: Big tech: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son will be skipping the Japanese conglomerates' earnings call, reports the Economic Times. We knew the flashy presentations were going away, but the silence may signal just how seriously SoftBank wants to shift its external perception.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 2 Dec 2021 · 32 min Rapid Response: Re-founding Instacart, w/first-time CEO Fidji Simo With [Fidji Simo](https://millionrounds.com/person/fidji-simo) Mentions [Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta) About this episode This past summer, Fidji Simo departed from Facebook – where she stood among the highest-ranking female executives, serving as the head of their app – for the opportunity to become a first-time CEO at Instacart. She replaced founder Apoorva Mehta, who appeared on this show last spring to talk about… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 21 Jun 2017 · 1h 11m Whole Foods Market Mentions [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta)[John Mackey](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey) About this episode Ben and David are once again live on the scene, this time covering the biggest disruption in grocery since… well, sliced bread: Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods Market. We place this deal in context by diving deep into the long, intertwining history of grocery, tech and Amazon, from the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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