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Acquisition2025-06-11confirmed

DoorDash, Inc. × Symbiosys

DoorDash acquired Symbiosys, a retail media ad-tech startup, for $175 million. [52, 53] The acquisition is intended to bolster DoorDash's advertising business by expanding its capabilities beyond its own app, allowing its merchants to run targeted ad campaigns on major external digital channels like Google, TikTok, and Instagram using DoorDash's rich first-party data on consumer purchasing behavior. [54, 64] Symbiosys will continue to operate under its own brand. [52]

Price paid
$175M
asset price, paid once
Losing bid
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Per unit
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no meaningful ratio

The asset

Acquisition of the ad-tech company Symbiosys, a platform enabling brands to use retailers' first-party customer and transaction data to run targeted advertising campaigns on external platforms like Google and Meta.

The record

Seller status
Going concern
Sector
Advertising Technology (Retail Media)
Modalities
customer data, transaction data
Jurisdiction
US
Personal data
The platform allows advertisers to target audiences using retailer-sourced first-party data, with closed-loop measurement to track sales outcomes. [58, 61, 62] The specific methods for de-identification or aggregation are not detailed in the sources.

What it means if you hold data

This acquisition highlights the increasing value of first-party e-commerce and delivery transaction data as a core asset for building scalable advertising revenue. By acquiring the technology to activate its data across the open web, DoorDash is transforming its dataset into a full-funnel marketing tool, competing directly with established retail media networks and creating a new, high-margin revenue stream beyond its core logistics business. [51, 61]

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