{
  "title": "\"DoorDash to acquire Instacart: $17B price, structure, what it means\"",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/doordash-acquires-instacart/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-29",
  "updated": "2026-10-29",
  "section": "Deal reports",
  "keyword": "DoorDash to acquire Instacart",
  "short_answer": "On 29 October 2026 DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart (Maplebear Inc.) for $65.00 a share, an equity value of about $17 billion. At least 75% is paid in cash. The deal needs Instacart shareholder and regulatory approval and is expected to close at the end of 2027 or in the first half of 2028.",
  "facts": {
    "Buyer": "DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH)",
    "Target": "Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart (NASDAQ: CART)",
    "Sector": "Local commerce: grocery and restaurant delivery, retail technology, retail ads",
    "Location": "San Francisco (dateline of the joint release)",
    "Price": "$65.00 per Instacart share; equity value of about $17 billion",
    "Structure": "Cash and stock, at least 75% cash; DoorDash stock capped at 25% of the total; definitive merger agreement",
    "Announced": "29 October 2026, in a joint release with DoorDash's third-quarter results",
    "Instacart scale": "More than 2,200 retail banners, nearly 100,000 stores (per release)",
    "Source": "Joint press release, Exhibit 99.1 to DoorDash Form 8-K, also on DoorDash investor relations"
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001792789/000114036126041111/ef20084547_ex99-1.htm",
    "https://ir.doordash.com/news/news-details/2026/DoorDash-to-Acquire-Instacart-to-Help-Local-Stores-Win/default.aspx"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}