Tony Xu
Unicorn founderCo-founder & CEO at DoorDash
San Francisco, CA
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedDoorDash$85B · YC
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1,138 people in our graph share verified history with Tony — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Laura BuhlerunlockedTony: together at McKinsey & Company (2009)
Tony: together at McKinsey & Company
×2Tony: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
×4Tony: together at University of California, Berkeley
About
Tony Xu co-founded DoorDash at Stanford in 2013 and led it to a 2020 IPO and market leadership in US food delivery, overtaking better-funded rivals through suburban-first expansion. Born in Nanjing and raised in Illinois where his mother worked three jobs, he joined Meta's board in 2022 and remains CEO.
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- t•••@doordash.comreveal90% confident
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Co-founder & CEO at DoorDashYC S13
Intro paths
YC
Tony went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Tony can intro founders to DoorDash's investors below.
DoorDash's investors · 31
A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksBoxGroupNew York · $1M checksBrave CapitalSan RafaelCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDay One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBostonFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checksHaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksImagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksNight CapitalCapitolaPear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checksPJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSGH CapitalParisSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSoftBank Vision FundLondonStandard CapitalSan FranciscoStreamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checksVintage Investment PartnersHerzliya PituachWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013
Co-founders at DoorDash
Experience
- DoorDashCEO and Co-foundercurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto
- Matrix PartnersAssociate2011 — 2013Palo Alto
- SquareIntern, International2012San Francisco Bay Area
- eBayHead of Business Development at RedLaser (eBay Mobile)2011
- eBay and PayPalAssociate, Corporate Strategy2009 — 2011
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Business Strategy37Product Management44Start-ups82Mobile3Consumer Internet8Mobile Devices21
Languages Chinese (Mandarin)
From Tony's professional profile.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Tony XuHow To Build The Future: Tony Xu
How to Build the Future
Network3
Brian BarnesScout
Angel
Chang XuScout
Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Ezra GalstonScout
Investor at Starting Line
Investors connected to Tony in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Xu?
- Tony Xu co-founded DoorDash at Stanford in 2013 and led it to a 2020 IPO and market leadership in US food delivery, overtaking better-funded rivals through suburban-first expansion. Born in Nanjing and raised in Illinois where his mother worked three jobs, he joined Meta's board in 2022 and remains CEO.
- Where does Tony Xu work?
- Tony Xu is Co-founder & CEO of DoorDash.
- What check size does Tony Xu write?
- Tony Xu typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Tony Xu found?
- Tony Xu founded DoorDash.
- Where did Tony Xu go to school?
- Tony Xu studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Tony Xu?
- Tracked appearances include "How To Build The Future: Tony Xu".
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia746
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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1Theresia GouwMBAFounded EarlyDavid VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3Chris GibsonIGNITE CertificateFounded Recursion +2
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McKinsey & Company mafia736
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co. +1Mike SpeiserAssociateFounded Pure StorageFabrice GrindaConsultantFounded FJ labsAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Jagmeet LambaSenior Strategy ConsultantFounded Certa +3Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2
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Matrixpartners mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sheila Lirio MarceloEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Proof of Learn +1Guy GalEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Side +1Yan-David “Yanda” ErlichEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded ParsableHardi MeybaumGeneral PartnerFounded GrabCADColin McDonnellStudent AssociateFounded Brick HealthTarun BhambraInvestment professionalFounded Orange Health Labs
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
+ 1,994 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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Shared employers
Also worked at DoorDash80
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashStanley TangCo-founder of DoorDashGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStackAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint VenturesRyan BatraInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Matrix Partners18
Bo ShaoChairman at CrossLayer CapitalYan-David “Yanda” ErlichA 4x founder and AI operator turned VC writing about AI, investing, and building companiesAnoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMichael ZuoPartner at MPCi (formerly Matrix Partners China)Leona HuVice President at MPCi (formerly Matrix Partners China)Shirish SathayePartner at Cervin Ventures
+ 12 more
Also worked at Square106
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 100 more
Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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