DoorDash Eyes Instacart in $17 Billion Grocery Delivery Deal

DoorDash has announced plans to acquire Instacart, the grocery delivery platform, in a transaction valued at roughly $17 billion. If the deal goes through, two of the biggest names in app-based delivery would operate under one company.

The two businesses have competed head to head for years, especially in grocery, where Instacart built its model around partnerships with supermarket chains and where DoorDash has been widening its own grocery offering. Bringing them together would give DoorDash a much larger share of the grocery market and a broader base of customers and retail partners.

The announcement describes a plan, not a completed transaction. A deal of this size would normally face regulatory review, and its terms could still change before anything is finalized.

Key details, including how the deal would be structured, the per-share price, and when it could close, were not part of the source material for this report. Those specifics will likely appear in the companies' formal filings and statements, which are the places to watch for updates.