Where does Tony Xu work?

Tony Xu is Co-founder & CEO at DoorDash.

What check size does Tony Xu write?

Tony Xu typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Tony Xu

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & CEO at DoorDash

San Francisco, CA

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedDoorDash$85B · YC

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.

Co-founder & CEO at DoorDash YC S13

Intro paths

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 checks BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks Brave CapitalSan Rafael Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Day One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Fidelity InvestmentsBoston Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M checks HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K checks Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Night CapitalCapitola Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks SGH CapitalParis Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park SoftBank Vision FundLondon Standard CapitalSan Francisco Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks SV AngelSan Francisco V1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checks Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at DoorDash

Andy FangCo-founder & CTO

Stanley TangCo-founder & CPO

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

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2011 — 2013
University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Business Strategy37Product Management44Start-ups82Mobile3Consumer Internet8Mobile Devices21

Languages Chinese (Mandarin)

From Tony's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Tony Xu

How To Build The Future: Tony Xu

How to Build the Future

Network3

Arra MalekzadehScout

Partner at Craft Ventures

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

Where does Tony Xu work?: Tony Xu is Co-founder & CEO at 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.

Paths to reach Tony

People who overlapped with Tony at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,759

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3 Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y Combinator Alexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded Reddit Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Coinbase Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots Trae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

+ 8,752 more

University of California, Berkeley mafia534

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve WozniakBSFounded Apple Aravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Perplexity Ali GhodsiPost-docFounded Databricks Ryan PetersenBAFounded Flexport David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2 Andrew NgDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Factored +2

+ 527 more

McKinsey & Company mafia332

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2 Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2 Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2 Pedro SicilianoBusiness AnalystFounded Teachy +1 Shantanu AgarwalSummer AssociateFounded Sustaera +1

+ 325 more

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia265

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo Vision David VélezMBAFounded Nubank Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3 IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2 Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2 Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +2

+ 258 more

Matrixpartners mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sheila Lirio MarceloEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Proof of Learn +1 Yan-David ErlichEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Parsable Hardi MeybaumGeneral PartnerFounded GrabCAD Colin McDonnellStudent AssociateFounded Brick Health Tarun BhambraInvestment professionalFounded Orange Health Labs

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,296

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board member Peter FentonGeneral Partner at Benchmark Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future Ventures David SzeAdvisory Partner at Greylock Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,290 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,353

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,347 more

Shared employers

Also worked at DoorDash68

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Andy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash Stanley TangCo-founder of DoorDash Annie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures Ryan BatraInvestor at Khosla Ventures Toby EspinosaVice President of Ads at Starship Ventures

+ 62 more

Also worked at Matrix Partners10

Anoushka VaswaniPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Shirish SathayePartner at Cervin Ventures Shilpa MaheshwariManaging Director, Investments at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private Limited Yan-David ErlichGeneral Partner at B Capital Group Tasneem DohadwalaManaging Partner at Golden Seeds Hardi MeybaumGeneral Partner at Matrix

+ 4 more

Also worked at Square78

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Delian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures Saket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation Capital Justin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures Anne FoorInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 72 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,459

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 1,453 more

About

Co-founder & CEO at DoorDashYC S13

Intro paths

DoorDash's investors · 31

Co-founders at DoorDash

Experience

Education

Skills & more

Podcasts & interviews

Network3

Frequently asked questions

Paths to reach Tony

Together at DoorDashTony: Co-founder & CEO

Together at McKinsey & CompanyTony: Business Analyst

Together at SquareTony: Intern, International

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,759

University of California, Berkeley mafia534

McKinsey & Company mafia332

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia265

Matrixpartners mafia6

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,296

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,353

Shared employers

Also worked at DoorDash68

Also worked at Matrix Partners10

Also worked at Square78

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,459

Co-founder & CEO at DoorDash YC S13