SF-Based DoorDash to Acquire Instacart for $17 Billion

A San Francisco-based delivery giant is in the making as DoorDash announces it has struck a deal to acquire grocery-delivery app Instacart for $17 billion.SF-based DoorDash continues consolidating its hold on the delivery sphere today with the announcement that it is buying Instacart for $17 billion. As NBC News reports, the deal means that DoorDash users will immediately be able to start buying groceries through Instacart s network of stores, and subscribers to Instacart+ and DashPass will no longer have to pay for both, as they will become one.50,000 additional stores that are in the DoorDash realm will also become available on Instacart, which boasts access to over 100,000 stores.Until the acquisition is finalized, the companies whose offices are just a few blocks from each other in downtown SF will continue to operate independently of one another. And DoorDash is expected to retain the Instacart brand and its standalone app.Instacart CEO Chris Rogers said in a statement Thursda