Who Owns Instacart?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Instacart. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Instacart is an online grocery marketplace that connects customers with personal shoppers to order, pick up, and deliver groceries and retail items from local and national retailers across the U.S. and Canada.
Starts at $9.99 / per membership / monthly
Instacart appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Instacart is an online grocery marketplace that connects customers with personal shoppers to order, pick up, and deliver groceries and retail items from local and national retailers across the U.S. and Canada.
Starts at $9.99 / per membership / monthly
Instacart appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Instacart
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Ravi Gupta Largest disclosed individual shareholder of Maplebear Inc. (d/b/a Instacart), reported as beneficially owning about 29.1 million shares (~11.1% of outstanding) based on consolidated ownership data compiled from SEC filings through late 2025. Gupta is a Sequoia Capital partner and Instacart board member; a portion of his beneficial interest is associated with Sequoia-managed vehicles. | Individual | 11.1% | — |
Sequoia Capital (via SC US (TTGP), Ltd. and affiliated Sequoia funds) Largest venture investor and one of the largest overall shareholders of Maplebear Inc., primarily holding shares through SC US (TTGP), Ltd. and related Sequoia Capital entities. Nasdaq institutional-holdings data for June 30, 2025 show SC US (TTGP), Ltd. owning about 28.0 million shares (~10–11% of the company), and Sequoia’s Schedule 13D filed in February 2024 reported a stake of roughly 9.2% at that time; earlier reports around the IPO indicated Sequoia’s fully diluted stake was in the mid-teens. | Institutional | 10.7% | Jun 2025 |
D1 Capital Partners L.P. (and affiliated investment vehicles) Hedge fund D1 Capital Partners is a major outside shareholder of Maplebear Inc. A Schedule 13G/A filed on November 14, 2024 reports D1 Capital beneficially owning about 26.7 million shares, or approximately 10.4% of Instacart’s common stock as of September 30, 2024; Nasdaq institutional data for June 30, 2025 show D1 Capital still holding over 22.5 million shares (~8–9%). D1’s founder Daniel Sundheim is the reporting control person on the 13G/A and is also an Instacart director. | Institutional | 10.4% | Sep 2024 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Large index asset manager and one of Instacart’s biggest public-market shareholders. Nasdaq institutional-holdings data as of June 30, 2025 show Vanguard owning roughly 19.2 million Maplebear shares (a little over 7% of shares outstanding). Ownership summaries from other data providers in late 2025 report a similar stake (about 7.3%). | Institutional | 7.3% | Jun 2025 |
Apoorva Mehta Instacart’s founder and former CEO remains a significant shareholder. A Schedule 13G filed in February 2024 showed Mehta beneficially owning about 28.3 million shares (roughly 9.9%) as of December 31, 2023, held directly, via the Apoorva Mehta Revocable Trust, and via options. Subsequent disclosures and ownership databases indicate that by June 29, 2025 his holdings had decreased to about 17.4 million shares, or roughly 6.7–6.8% of Maplebear’s outstanding stock. | Founder | 6.7% | Jun 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager and a major public shareholder in Maplebear Inc. Ownership summaries based on 13F filings show BlackRock-controlled funds holding roughly 16.2 million Instacart shares, corresponding to about 6.2% of the company in late 2025; Nasdaq institutional data for mid‑2025 similarly show BlackRock with approximately 15.0–16.0 million shares. | Institutional | 6.2% | Sep 2025 |
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