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Instacart Founder Exits With $1.1 Billion Fortune After IPO

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A Bloomberg article by Biz Carson and Natalie Lung, dated September 19, 2023, reports that Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta is leaving with a $1.1 billion fortune following the grocery-delivery company's initial public offering. It says Mehta stepped down as chief executive officer in August 2021 and relinquished the board position as executive chairman as part of the IPO proceedings. Fidji Simo is the current CEO. The article says the transition ends an 11-year tenure with the company Mehta co-founded in 2012, and that net worth has dropped from a high of $3.5 billion in 2021.

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Instacart Founder Exits With $1.1 Billion Fortune After IPO

- Apoorva Mehta steps down as grocery-delivery firm’s chairman
- His net worth has dropped from a high of $3.5 billion in 2021

WATCH: The online grocery delivery firm ended its trading debut 12% higher. Katie Roof reports Source: Bloomberg

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By Biz Carson and Natalie Lung

September 19, 2023 at 5:26 PM UTC

Updated on

September 19, 2023 at 8:20 PM UTC

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Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta is checking out with a $1.1 billion fortune following the grocery-delivery company’s initial public offering.

Mehta, 37, who stepped down as chief executive officer in August 2021, relinquished his board position as executive chairman as part of the IPO proceedings to current CEO Fidji Simo , a former Meta Platforms Inc. executive. The transition marks the end of Mehta’s 11-year tenure with the company he co-founded in 2012.

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