AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Maplebear (CART)

Instacart adds Etsy CEO Josh Silverman to board as Class I director

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) expanded its board to ten directors and appointed Josh Silverman, CEO of Etsy, Inc., as a Class I director effective August 15, 2025. The filing also confirms that Chris Rogers became CEO and President and Fidji Simo resigned from those roles on the same date, while Simo remains Chair.

Key points

  • Board expanded to ten directors; Silverman's term expires at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  • Silverman is compensated under the non-employee director compensation policy and has signed the standard indemnification agreement.
  • Chris Rogers's appointment as CEO and President and Fidji Simo's resignation from those roles also took effect August 15, 2025.
  • The filing includes no financial results; the attached press release announces only Silverman's board appointment.

The filing

CompanyMaplebear (CART)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 15, 2025, 4:07 PM ET
Accession number0001579091-25-000071

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 15, 2025.

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