Tony Xu

Tony Xu is the CEO and co-founder of DoorDash who also operates as an individual angel investor. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Tony Xu

Tony Xu is the CEO and co-founder of DoorDash who also operates as an individual angel investor, having made 41 personal investments since becoming a billionaire through his DoorDash equity. His investment thesis focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage companies in the marketplace, AI, and logistics sectors, with a geographic emphasis on the United States. Xu typically invests personal capital in exchange for equity, though specific check sizes and whether he leads or follows rounds are not publicly documented. Notable portfolio companies include Pinwheel, Newfront, All Day Kitchens, TruckSmarter, and Workstream, with his latest known investment being Rox AI in November 2024. Xu’s distinctive point of view centers on empowering local businesses and solving logistics inefficiencies, a philosophy he applied when co-founding DoorDash to help small restaurant owners succeed. While he has delivered public speeches such as his 2023 commencement address at UC Berkeley, there is no widely published personal writing or distinctive investment framework beyond his operational focus on marketplace and logistics innovation.

Tony Xu at a glance

Role
Angel Investor
Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Mr. Xu is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at DoorDash. He was Associate at Matrix Partners. Since joining Matrix in the fall of 2011, he has primarily supported the firm’s investments in mobile and consumer Internet while working on his MBA at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB). Before the GSB, Tony worked at RedLaser after eBay acquired the startup. At RedLaser, Tony led business development and sales, drove various product initiatives related to RedLaser’s software development kit, and helped scale the company from 2 million users to over 12 million users in 10 months. Prior to RedLaser, Tony worked in Corporate Strategy, assisting the Chief Financial officer and Chief Executive Officer at eBay on various topics and leading initiatives on mobile

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What does Tony Xu invest in?
Tony Xu (San Francisco, CA, United States) — sector focus: Mr. Xu is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at DoorDash. He was Associate at Matrix Partners. Since joining Matrix in the fall of 2011, he has….
How do I contact Tony Xu?
Tony Xu's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Tony Xu headquartered?
Tony Xu is based in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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