DoorDash

DoorDash

On-demand food delivery service

About DoorDash

Simplify's Rating
Why DoorDash is rated
A-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated A on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Consumer Software

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

Overview

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

DoorDash connects customers with local and national restaurants for on-demand food delivery, primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The platform allows users to browse menus and place orders, catering to both consumers seeking convenience and restaurants wanting to expand their reach. DoorDash operates a three-sided marketplace involving customers, restaurants, and delivery drivers, earning revenue through commission fees from restaurants and delivery fees from customers. The company's goal is to leverage technology to meet the needs of all parties involved in the food delivery process.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Klarna partnership may increase customer retention with flexible payment options.
  • New ad formats with Topsort could enhance revenue by targeting customers effectively.
  • Investment by Independent Advisor Alliance shows strong investor confidence in DoorDash.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Uber Eats and Grubhub with competitive pricing strategies.
  • Potential backlash over 'buy now, pay later' options encouraging consumer debt.
  • Rising operational costs due to inflation and increased wages for delivery drivers.

What makes DoorDash unique

  • DoorDash offers 'buy now, pay later' options through Klarna, enhancing payment flexibility.
  • Partnership with Topsort introduces new ad formats, boosting post-checkout revenue opportunities.
  • Collaboration with Vallarta Supermarkets expands grocery delivery services in Southern California.

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Funding

Total Funding

$2471.8M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

9 Rounds

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Benefits

Health & Wellness - Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including fertility coverage. Monthly gym and wellness reimbursement.

Compensation - Competitive salary with bi-annual performance reviews. Meaningful equity opportunities - with quarterly vesting.

Time When You Need It - Flexible vacation days for salaried employees. Generous vacation and sick days for hourly team members. Paid Parental Leave to support our DoorDash families.

Flexible Work Support - At-home office equipment and monthly WiFi support while working from home. Enjoy your favorite lunch on us while working in one of our offices.

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Adweek
Mar 25th, 2025
DoorDash Debuts New Ad Formats for Post-Checkout Items

Also announced today, DoorDash is partnering with retail media tech company Topsort to allow advertisers to buy sponsored product ads across DoorDash and other retailers' owned and operated websites in the same media buy.

Fortune
Mar 24th, 2025
Klarna CEO defends DoorDash 'eat now, pay later' deal as critics slam 'Collateralized Doordash Obligations'

The DoorDash deal is the latest move in the company's expansion to the U.S., where it filed confidentially for an IPO last November at a reported valuation of $15 billion.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 24th, 2025
Doordash Enters Payments Partnership With Klarna

Commerce platform DoorDash has collaborated with Klarna, a company specialising in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, to provide the latter’s payment options to its customers. The payments option will be available on DoorDash.com and through the DoorDash app. In the upcoming months, DoorDash customers can access Klarna's payment solutions when buying retail items or subscribing to the DashPass Annual Plan. Klarna will be listed as a payment alternative at checkout, allowing users to select from various payment methods. Klarna's payment options include 'Pay in Full', where customers can settle their purchases immediately, 'Pay in 4', which divides the payment into four equal, interest-free instalments, and 'Pay Later', which enables customers to postpone payment. This integration is expected to provide DoorDash customers in the US with an array of choices for managing payments

FF News
Mar 21st, 2025
Doordash Partners With Klarna To Offer Us Customers Even More Convenience With Flexible Payments

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, and DoorDash, the premier local commerce platform, have partnered to offer Klarna’s flexible range of payment options to DoorDash customers. In the coming months, DoorDash customers will be able to enjoy Klarna’s seamless range of payment options when purchasing groceries, retail, and even DashPass Annual Plan – on DoorDash.com or through the DoorDash app. When customers reach check-out, they’ll see Klarna as an additional payment option, giving them more freedom to choose how they want to pay. Options will include:. Pay in Full allows customers to pay for what they love right away using Klarna’s seamless payments experience

PYMNTS
Mar 20th, 2025
Doordash Launches Flexible Payment Options With Klarna

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) options from Klarna will soon be available for DoorDash orders. The payments company announced its new integration partnership with the delivery platform in a Thursday (March 20) press release, saying it offers DoorDash customers in the U.S. flexibility and convenience when paying for delivery of restaurant food, groceries and retail goods. According to the release, in the coming months (it didn’t specify when), DoorDash.com and DoorDash app users will have access to three payment options: “Pay in Full,” “Pay in 4” and “Pay Later.”

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