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May 6, 2025

Deliveroo CEO Will Shu bags £170m in DoorDash takeover deal

US rival DoorDash has struck a £2.9bn deal to buy the UK food delivery company

Deliveroo CEO Will Shu is set to receive a £170m payout after his company struck a deal to be scooped up by US rival DoorDash for £2.9bn, rounding off a choppy few years since an ill-fated public listing in 2021. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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