{"id":"36ae3859-fce5-4d2e-95bb-8d50d7543d29","slug":"instacart-acquires-caper-2021","acquirerCompanyId":"159cc655-5870-4ed5-a6a5-921eecd03895","acquiredCompanyId":"b2b42f84-7454-4e74-9633-9e1ee5182dc0","acquirerName":"Instacart","acquiredName":"Caper AI","announcementDate":null,"closeDate":"2021-10-01T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"350000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Instacart acquired smart-cart maker Caper AI (~$350M, 2021). Caper co-founders Lindon Gao and York Yang later founded Dyna Robotics (cross-ref people-graph: lindon-gao, york-yang).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.instacart.com/","title":"Instacart acquires Caper AI","sourceName":"Instacart (official)"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-05T02:31:20.686Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:34:53.985Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"159cc655-5870-4ed5-a6a5-921eecd03895","slug":"instacart","name":"Instacart"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"b2b42f84-7454-4e74-9633-9e1ee5182dc0","slug":"caper-ai","name":"Caper AI"},"assets":[]}