Tag: Instacart

Grocery delivery start-up Instacart announces $400mn funding round

San Francisco, Calif.-based same-day grocery delivery startup Instacart, Co-Founded by Indian American Apoorva Mehta, announced March 8 it has raised $400 million in a new funding round. Mehta, who also serves as the company’s chief executive officer, tweeted March 8 in a company blog, announcing…

When ‘tourist’ investors pour money in start-ups

I’m taking you on a nostalgia trip. Remember the olden days (2016), when it seemed outlandish investments in technology startups were a thing of the faraway past (2015)? Snap out of it. Just look at the headlines of the past few weeks. China’s on-demand ride king Didi Chuxing is consi…