# Max Mullen (slim)

> Max Mullen is historical co-founder; now full-time investor. Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Historical co-founder; now full-time investor.

Max Mullen co-founded Instacart, the grocery delivery and pickup marketplace, with Apoorva Mehta and Brandon Leonardo in 2012, through Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmullen/
- X: https://x.com/max

## What Max builds

- [Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/instacart.md), graded D, 48.5/100, in Shopping, returns & refunds. The Instacart Developer Platform API and its hosted MCP server turn a recipe or shopping list into an Instacart Marketplace page, where the person picks a store and checks out. It also finds nearby retailers by postal code. Historical co-founder; now full-time investor, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Apoorva Mehta](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/apoorva-mehta/), Historical co-founder and CEO; now Abundance founder/CEO
- [Brandon Leonardo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brandon-leonardo/), Historical co-founder and early engineering lead
- [Riddhima Sejpal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/riddhima-sejpal/), Senior Staff Software Engineer, CarrotAI / Instacart Developer Platform
- [Stefany Bogatan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stefany-bogatan/), Associate Product Manager

## Questions

### Who is Max Mullen?

Max Mullen co-founded Instacart, the grocery delivery and pickup marketplace, with Apoorva Mehta and Brandon Leonardo in 2012, through Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch.

### What does Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP from Maplebear Inc.

### How are Max's tools graded?

Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP is graded D, 48.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/22796-apoorva-mehta
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instacart
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorvamehta/
- https://x.com/apoorva_mehta
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/25111-max-mullen
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmullen/
- https://x.com/max
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/21133-brandon-leonardo
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardo/
- https://x.com/shiftb
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsejpal
- https://ca.linkedin.com/in/stefany-bogatan
- https://company.instacart.com
- https://docs.instacart.com/support/request_technical_support
- https://docs.instacart.com/developer_platform_api

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