DoorDash Inc

NASDAQ:DASH

DoorDash runs an online delivery marketplace that connects customers with local restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, and other merchants, then sends independent couriers to pick up and drop off the orders. Its app is the front door for people who want food or everyday items delivered, and it also gives merchants a way to reach customers without building their own delivery fleet. The company makes money mainly from fees charged to customers, merchants, and delivery partners when an order is placed and fulfilled through its platform. For restaurants and retailers, DoorDash is both a sales channel and a logistics layer: it helps generate demand, processes the order, and handles last-mile delivery. In some markets it also sells subscription programs and advertising tools that help merchants get more visibility in the app. What makes DoorDash different is that it sits in the middle of a three-sided marketplace. It has to keep enough customers ordering, enough merchants offering items, and enough couriers available to deliver quickly. That makes the business less like a traditional retailer and more like a logistics and local commerce network that earns money every time it successfully matches demand with supply.