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Four Stanford University students including Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, and Evan Moore launched DoorDash in January 2013. The group initially operated under the name PaloAltoDelivery.com before officially incorporating as DoorDash in June 2013.
DoorDash became a public company on the 9th of December 2020 through an initial public offering that raised $3.37 billion for the enterprise. The stock listing moved from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq in September 2023 and the company joined the Nasdaq-100 index on the 18th of December 2023.
Critics highlighted in July 2019 that DoorDash handled customer tips differently than drivers expected by using guaranteed minimum payments that consumed tips before reaching the driver. A settlement reached in 2025 required DoorDash to pay around $17 million for misleading both consumers and workers about tip distribution practices.
As of late 2025, operations spanned 45 countries worldwide via subsidiaries including Wolt and Deliveroo. The combined entity serves approximately 50 million users monthly across these regions.
DoorDash acquired Caviar from Square Inc. for $410 million in October 2019 and Finland's Wolt for over $8.1 billion on the 9th of November 2021. An initial offer to acquire UK-based Deliveroo reached £2.7 billion in April 2025 and the final agreement closed in May 2025 for $3.9 billion.