Technet: Daily Crunch - DoorDash IPO filing revealed

Friday, November 13, 2020

Daily Crunch - DoorDash IPO filing revealed

The big story: DoorDash IPO filing revealed

DoorDash filed confidentially for an IPO earlier this year, and now it has revealed its S-1 filing to the public.

The food delivery company has been growing quickly, from $291 million in revenue in 2018, to $885 million in 2019 and 226% growth so far this year. At the same time, it’s moving closer to profitability, with an operating loss of $131 million in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a loss of $479 million in the same period last year.

After looking at the numbers, Alex Wilhelm concludes, “The company is bigger, growing more quickly and losing less money than I expected.”

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