Special Delivery: Instacart Is Serving ATL & We've Landed You a Deal
Instacart is taking grocery shopping from the supermarket and bringing it right to your smartphone. Founded in 2012 by Apoorva Mehta, Instacart was created when Mehta noticed that despite being able to shop for almost any other products online, groceries and grocery delivery needs were largely unmet. Once the problem was detected, Mehta put his years of work at Amazon to good use and brought the idea to life. In the past two years, Instacart has become operational in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philly, LA, NYC, DC, Austin, Seattle, and, as of this month, Atlanta!
Starting now, Instacart is offering an exclusive deal to Hypepotamus readers. Enter the coupon code "HYPEDEAL" and receive $10 worth of free groceries and free delivery!
The Scoop:
- Relies on personal shoppers instead of trucks, warehouses, and inventory
- As of now, shoppers can choose from Whole Foods, Kroger, and Costco. They plan to add more stores in the near future, like Publix and Fresh Market.
- Has received $54.8 million of funding through 4 funding rounds from various investors, including Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures and Canaan Partners.
- Over the past 9 months, its revenue has grown 15x
- Expects to have operations in a total of 17 U.S. cities by year end, and it hopes to be in all major U.S. cities by the end of 2015.
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