DoorDash launched a new initiative today called Kitchens Without Borders, which it says is designed to promote business owners who are immigrants and refugees. It’s starting out with 10 restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area: Besharam, Z Zoul Cafe, Onigilly, Los Cilantros, Sabores Del Sur, West Park Farm & Sea, Little Green Cyclo, Afghan Village, […]
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View More To fund Y Combinator’s top startups, VCs scoop them before Demo DayDoorDash claims drivers made an average of at least $17.50/hour on deliveries in 2018
DoorDash has been under fire as of late for its practices around paying drivers. In an email to drivers today, obtained by TechCrunch, DoorDash said drivers received an average of $17.50 or more per hour on a delivery in 2018. That figure, of course, does not take into account cost of mileage, payroll taxes for […]
View More DoorDash claims drivers made an average of at least $17.50/hour on deliveries in 2018Food delivered to the doorstep is not so cheap in China anymore
A big selling point of ordering food to the doorstep in China is price, which, in the early years, could be much cheaper than eating in-house. That’s arguably indulged a demographic of lazy, indoorsy eaters, but that may not last for much longer. Over the past few months, users in China have noticed incremental price […]
View More Food delivered to the doorstep is not so cheap in China anymoreStartups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood money
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View More Startups Weekly: Flexport, Clutter and SoftBank’s blood moneyDoorDash raises $400M round, now valued at $7.1B
Delivery company DoorDash is announcing that it has raised $400 million in Series F financing. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company was looking to raise $500 million at a valuation of $6 billion or more. In fact, DoorDash now says the funding came at a $7.1 billion valuation. The round […]
View More DoorDash raises $400M round, now valued at $7.1BPeloton peddles toward an IPO, self-driving is big business and SaaS’s new highs
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View More Peloton peddles toward an IPO, self-driving is big business and SaaS’s new highsDoorDash subsidizes driver wages with tips
It’s true that DoorDash offsets the amount it pays its drivers with customer tip, according to an FAQ page on its own site. “For each delivery, you will always receive at least $1 from DoorDash plus 100% of the customer tip,” DoorDash states on a Dasher FAQ page. “Where that sum is less than the guaranteed […]
View More DoorDash subsidizes driver wages with tipsDoorDash is reportedly raising $500M at a $6B+ valuation
Just days after Postmates filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, the latest news in the on-demand delivery space is that competitor DoorDash is in the process of raising a $500 million round, The Wall Street Journal reports. The round would reportedly value DoorDash at more than $6 billion and possibly up to $7 […]
View More DoorDash is reportedly raising $500M at a $6B+ valuationAmazon, DoorDash will keep the controversial tipping policy Instacart just ditched
Instacart heard the cries of an angered internet and took action. Amazon and DoorDash, on the other hand, seem content to dig in.
It was online anger that led Instacart to change its policy on tips, which were previously used to pay the base wages of the company’s gig-economy delivery workers. As anyone who has ever worked in a service industry will tell you, tips are additive; it’s money you’re paid on top of your base wage.
“Tips should always be separate from Instacart’s contribution to shopper compensation,” Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta wrote in an email to employees. Read more…
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View More Amazon, DoorDash will keep the controversial tipping policy Instacart just ditchedInstacart ends its shady tipping policy, thanks to internet backlash
Internet outrage might feel tiresome sometimes, but it can also be a force for good.
The grocery and food delivery company Instacart has changed the way it pays its gig-economy workers, according to BuzzFeed. Following the outrage and worker organizing that occurred after several reports detailed the company’s payment structure — in which it used tips, not company revenue, to cover base wages — Instacart CEO Apoorva Mehta told delivery workers in an email that the company would reverse its policy.
“Based on your feedback, today we’re launching new measures to more fairly and competitively compensate all our shoppers,” Mehta wrote. “Tips should always be separate from Instacart’s contribution to shopper compensation.” Read more…
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DoorDash partners with food stamp startup mRelief
On-demand food delivery startup DoorDash has partnered with mRelief, a startup focused on helping people access food stamps. As federal workers — especially low-wage workers like janitors, cooks and security guards — recover from the 35-day partial government shutdown, DoorDash and mRelief are teaming up to offer those eligible for food stamps in California DoorDash credit. In […]
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