Tony Xu
About Tony Xu
Tony Xu is the co-founder and CEO of DoorDash and sits on its board. He was born in Nanjing, China, and moved to the United States with his parents at age four. He holds a BS from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford.
PitchBook's profile also lists him as a former associate at Matrix Partners and as a board member at Meta Platforms. Fortune named him to its 40 Under 40 list in 2020.
Crunchbase credits Xu with 33 personal investments, and PitchBook counts 45 investments and 10 exits. These counts come from data aggregators and may be incomplete. Wikipedia notes that he became an angel investor in the startup Gigs in 2022.
A 2024 post from the Power in Numbers account on LinkedIn named Newfront, Pinwheel, Workstream, All Day Kitchens and TruckSmarter among his angel investments. Xu has not published a full list himself.
His most recent investment on Crunchbase is the NavigateAI seed round, announced on May 26, 2026. NavigateAI is a San Francisco company building an AI copilot for construction and field service workers. Eric Wu, who previously built and took Opendoor public, is CEO and co-founder.
The $25M round was led by Elad Gil. Khosla Ventures, Lennar, Tishman Speyer and Helix Electric also took part, along with a group of angels that included Xu. The launch press release lists him as "Tony Xu (DoorDash)". We found no other AI-specific investments with confirmed dates.
Third-party profiles describe him as a seed and pre-seed angel, and NFX Signal also lists Series A and B categories. NFX Signal tags his activity in marketplaces, logistics, food and beverage, lodging and hospitality, HR tech, fintech and digital health. It lists him in the San Francisco Bay Area.
NFX Signal shows an investment range of $5K to $50K with a $25K sweet spot. Xu has not confirmed these figures publicly, so treat them as an estimate. We found no public statement from him on what he looks for in AI founders.
- NavigateAI: AI copilot for field teams in construction and the trades; seed round, May 2026, led by Elad Gil.
- Gigs: startup in which Xu became an angel investor in 2022.
- Pinwheel: named as an angel investment in a 2024 Power in Numbers post; year not stated.
- Workstream: named in the same post; year not stated.
- Newfront: named in the same post; year not stated.
- All Day Kitchens: named in the same post; year not stated.
- TruckSmarter: named in the same post; year not stated.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Xu
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/174748-96
- crunchbase.com/person/tony-xu
- signal.nfx.com/investors/tony-xu_1
- nasdaq.com/press-release/navigateai-launches-build-ai-copilot-physical
- thesaasnews.com/news/navigateai-raises-25m-seed
- linkedin.com/posts/pinxyz_tony-xu-founder-of-doordash-has-a-net-worth-
- startupintros.com/people/tony-xu
Investing activity
Tony Xu appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $25M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $25M. The most recent is NavigateAI (Seed, $25M, May 2026).
Tony Xu most often invests alongside Elad Gil, Winston Weinberg, Zach Frankel and Lennar, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Tony Xu
Who is Tony Xu?
Tony Xu is the co-founder and CEO of DoorDash. He also invests personally as an angel.
Has Tony Xu invested in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed as an angel in NavigateAI's $25M seed round, announced May 26, 2026 and led by Elad Gil. We found no other dated AI investments.
What is Tony Xu's angel check size?
Xu has not stated a check size publicly. NFX Signal lists a range of $5K to $50K with a $25K sweet spot, but that figure is unconfirmed.
What stage does Tony Xu invest in?
Investor databases list him mainly at pre-seed and seed. NFX Signal also shows Series A and B activity across several sectors.
What sectors does Tony Xu back?
NFX Signal lists marketplaces, logistics, food and beverage, lodging, HR tech, fintech and digital health. His 2026 NavigateAI investment is in AI software for field work.
How can founders reach Tony Xu?
He posts on X at @t_xu and has a LinkedIn profile. He has not published a public pitch process, so a warm introduction through a shared investor or co-investor is the most likely route.
Is Tony Xu an angel investor?
Yes. Tony Xu invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Tony Xu invested in?
Tony Xu's AI investments include NavigateAI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Tony Xu invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Tony Xu has invested at Seed, with a median round of $25M.
Who does Tony Xu co-invest with?
Tony Xu's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Elad Gil (1 deal), Winston Weinberg (1 deal), Zach Frankel (1 deal), Lennar (1 deal) and Affinity Partners (1 deal).