Grocery retail technology specialist Instacart focuses on international expansion as it snaps up Instaleap

North American grocery technology company, Instacart, has announced its acquisition of Instaleap, a global enablement and fulfillment solutions services platform for online retailers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Instaleap has established relationships with nearly 100 grocery retailers and marketplaces outside North America, including Cencosud, Continente, Jerónimo Martins, Lulu and SPAR. With operations in approximately 30 countries, it has a presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

“We see a meaningful opportunity to expand internationally through an enterprise led strategy that empowers retailers across the globe to meet the evolving omnichannel needs of their customers,” says Ryan Hamburger, Chief Commercial Officer at Instacart.

“We’ve already seen growing global demand for our online and in-store technologies, including Storefront Pro and Caper Carts, with early traction in Europe and Australia. With the addition of Instaleap’s technology, international expertise, and deep retail relationships, we can accelerate our international expansion and better serve retailers and consumers around the world.” 

“This is an exciting moment for Instaleap and for the retailers we serve,” says Antonio dos Santos Nunes, CEO and Co-founder at Instaleap. “We’ve built our platform with a deep focus on the unique needs of grocery retailers across diverse international markets. Joining Instacart enables us to scale our impact with the support of a trusted partner that shares our commitment to retailer success.”

Instaleap will initially operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Instacart. The latter says it will offer Instaleap’s retail partners its existing product line, and over time, expects to expand more of its enterprise technology offerings to them, including Storefront Pro, Carrot Ads, Caper Carts, and FoodStorm.

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

Grocery technology will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.