Apoorva Mehta

Apoorva Mehta (born 1986) is a billionaire Canadian-American businessman and the founder of Instacart and Cloud Health Systems. As of September 2023 he had a net worth of $1.3 billion, owing to his 10% ownership share of Instacart and his stake in Cloud Health Systems.

Biography Early life and education Mehta was born in 1986 in Jodhpur, India. He moved to Libya shortly after he was born, where his father worked for electric transmission line company.

Early career Mehta worked for four months as a design engineer at Blackberry as a supply-chain engineer.

Instacart After getting inspiration from being low on groceries without owning a car Y Combinator helped Mehta raise $2.3 million in funding

In July 2021, Mehta resigned as CEO and became the executive chairman. He left the company entirely in September 2023.

Cloud Health Systems In 2022, Mehta founded Cloud Health Systems, a medical consulting venture. The company raised $30 million in seed funding, led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, and was valued at $200 million.

Awards and recognition Mehta was included on Forbes 30 under 30 in 2013.