Deliveroo

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History

2025: DoorDash bought Deliveroo for $3.9 billion

British food delivery service Deliveroo has agreed to a takeover by the largest American competitor DoorDash. Under the terms of the agreement, DoorDash will acquire shares in Deliveroo, paying 180p for each, that is, at a 44 percent premium. Thus, the entire deal is estimated at £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion). If the transaction takes place, the combined company will be represented in more than 40 countries of the world, and the number of customers will reach almost 50 million. This was announced in May 2025 by the Head of DoorDash Tony Xu.^[1]

2021

The fall in the value of shares by 30% during the start of trading on the London Stock Exchange

At the end of March 2021, shares in the food delivery service Deliveroo fell 30% during its trading debut on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ROO, the company's value was reduced by more than £2 billion. Analysts note that the reason for the fall, in particular, could be a conflict related to the working conditions of service couriers.

The long-awaited listing, the largest in the London market in a decade, has been hailed by Finance Secretary Rishi Sunak as the "true story of British technological success" that could pave the way for more initial public offerings (IPOs) of tech companies. However, minutes after the start of trading, Deliveroo shares fell to £2.73, the market value of the company fell to £5.32 billion. Deliveroo raised £1.5bn as a result. The start-up initially priced its shares at £3.9 apiece - a price at which the start-up would have capitalised at £7.6bn, at the bottom of the price range.

Deliveroo food delivery service IPO fails

The main factor in the failed IPO is thought to have been Deliveroo's conflict with its couriers over working conditions (pay below the minimum, up to £2 an hour). Due to the reluctance to contact the company, whose model of behavior with employees raises questions, Aviva Investors and Aberdeen Standard tier funds refused to participate in the placement, not taking into account smaller ones.

The secondary factors in the failed IPO were unfavorable market conditions and a two-class stock structure. The latter will allow the startup's founder and CEO Will Shue to retain control of Deliveroo for three years after the offering.^[2]

Raising $180 million, company valuation - $7 billion

In January 2021, it became known that Deliveroo had attracted about $180 million in investments. According to the results of the funding round, the food delivery service was estimated at more than $7 billion.

According to Business Insider, the main investors in the deal were Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity, which had previously provided funds to the startup.

Yuri Milner's food delivery service Deliveroo valued at $7 billion

Deliveroo intends to spend the attracted investments in the expansion of its grocery delivery service, as well as the development of the dark kitchen segment - a kitchen that prepares only for delivery.

By January 2021, Deliveroo cooperates with more than 140 thousand restaurants and 110 thousand delivery service employees. According to Bloomberg, the company plans to hold an IPO in 2021 - presumably in April.

Business Insider notes that Deliveroo, like other fast-growing venture-backed companies, operates predominantly at a loss. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, restaurants in the UK (the main market for Deliveroo) were closed, so the company warned that its business could collapse. However, she then said the company would make an operating profit in 2020.

2015: Investment by Yuri Milner

In November 2015, the Yuri MilnerDST Global fund invested in Deliveroo, becoming the main investor in the $100 million round. Greenoaks Capital, Accel Partners, Hummingbird Ventures and Index Ventures also participated in that deal. At that time, the cost of Deliveroo was estimated at $600 million.^[3]

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