Instacart, a publicly owned company headquartered in the US, was founded in 2012. It employs approximately 18,490 individuals and reported $3.7 billion in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in software development, functioning as a grocery technology company in North America that collaborates with grocers and retailers to evolve consumer shopping methods.
Instacart announced its acquisition of Instaleap on April 14, a global fulfillment and enablement platform, to accelerate the international expansion of its enterprise services. Separately, Instacart is embracing AI assistants to help build online baskets and suggest recipes. On April 24, the company also became available as a connector in Claude, Anthropic’s conversational AI interface, enabling users to build a grocery cart with live inventory and personalization while interacting with the chatbot. Previously, on April 23, Lowenstein Sandler's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group represented Instaleap, described as a venture capital-backed global enablement and fulfillment solutions platform, in its acquisition by Instacart.
Instacart has partners like Sprouts Farmers Market. Examples of Instacart's suppliers include DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science (IAS) and The Trade Desk.