Doordash Nears Deal to Buy Instacart, Sources Say

WHO:

Drudge Report - DoorDash and Instacart are identified in the headline as the companies involved in takeover talks.

Techmeme / Wall Street Journal - DoorDash and food-delivery rival Instacart are involved in acquisition talks, according to people familiar with the matter.

Semafor - DoorDash and Instacart are in exclusive talks, according to people familiar with the matter.

Semafor - Instacart declined to comment; DoorDash did not immediately return a request for comment.

Semafor - The Information first reported Instacart’s sale process. The Information reported Uber was interested in a deal for Instacart; Bloomberg later reported that Uber’s interest had cooled.

WHAT:

NY Post - A report described the potential DoorDash–Instacart deal as a $17 billion transaction.

Techmeme / Wall Street Journal - DoorDash is in advanced talks to acquire Instacart.

Techmeme / Wall Street Journal - The deal could be completed as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

Semafor - DoorDash is in exclusive talks to acquire Instacart.

Semafor - A deal is not certain, and the talks could fall apart.

Semafor - It could not be determined what price was under discussion or how a deal would be structured.

Drudge Report - Its headline describes DoorDash as talking to take over Instacart.

WHY:

Techmeme / Wall Street Journal - Instacart is described as a food-delivery rival to DoorDash.

HOW:

NY Post - A source told rivals that Instacart’s deal talks with Uber are no longer active.

Semafor - The acquisition discussions are exclusive talks; the source did not establish the proposed price or transaction structure.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 00:00 UTC)

DoorDash is in exclusive, advanced talks to acquire food-delivery rival Instacart in a potential deal described in a report as worth $17 billion. The talks could produce a deal as soon as this week, but no agreement is certain, and the proposed price and structure remain unclear. Uber’s earlier interest in Instacart is no longer active.

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(UPDATED October 26, 2026 22:07 UTC)

DoorDash is in advanced, exclusive talks to acquire its food-delivery rival Instacart. The deal could be completed as soon as this week, but it is not certain and the talks could fall apart. The proposed price and transaction structure have not been established.