DoorDash operates a logistics platform that connects local businesses - restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers - with customers seeking on-demand delivery. Founded in 2013, the company has scaled to serve more than 40 countries and thousands of cities worldwide, completing hundreds of millions of deliveries annually. Its network includes over 500,000 merchant partners and millions of active Dashers, the independent couriers who fulfill orders.
The company's core technology spans logistics, platform engineering, and data-driven tools designed to optimize delivery at scale. DoorDash's Delivery Platform provides the infrastructure for merchants to offer on-demand fulfillment without maintaining their own delivery operations, while giving Dashers flexible earning opportunities. The platform underpins activity across multiple verticals, including restaurants, grocery, and retail.
DoorDash positions itself as a technology company focused on empowering local commerce. Its operations extend beyond the United States to markets across Asia, Europe, and other regions, making it one of the largest last-mile logistics platforms globally by geographic footprint and delivery volume.