https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/05/instacart-nabs-google-execs-as-vps-of-engineering-and-corp-dev-acquihires-mightysignal/

After raising $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation a few weeks ago, Instacart is doubling down on expanding its talent pool to square up against Amazon and others with ambitions in online grocery ordering and delivery.

The company has appointed Varouj Chitilian as it first VP of engineering and Dave Sobota as its first VP of corporate development — both of whom were poached from Google. On top of this, on Friday Instacart also quietly announced that it was making an acquihire, picking up the entire team behind the mobile app analytics startup MightySignal to join their engineering group.