Startup profile for Caviar: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Caviar funding, valuation and investors

Premium restaurant food delivery and catering platform.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Not publicly disclosed

Latest known valuation

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Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Caviar was a premium restaurant food delivery and catering platform targeting upscale dining. Square acquired Caviar in 2014 for approximately $90M. DoorDash acquired Caviar from Square in October 2019 for $410M in cash and stock — consolidating premium delivery with DoorDash's mass-market network.

Why Caviar is interesting

Caviar targeted upscale restaurant delivery — Square bought it in 2014 and DoorDash acquired it from Square for $410M in 2019.

Product & use cases

Premium restaurant delivery and catering — upscale dining focus vs. mass-market food delivery.

  • Upscale restaurant delivery
  • Catering for events
  • Premium brand restaurant partnerships

Key facts

  • Acquired by DoorDash from Square (Oct 2019): $410M cash and stock (TechCrunch)
  • Prior: Square acquired Caviar (2014) for ~$90M
  • Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24
  • Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/01/doordash-is-buying-caviar-from-square/

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Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Caviar differentiates through focused product scope and a16z-backed GTM in its category — see competitors for tradeoffs vs. incumbents.

Caviar operates in a competitive category where incumbents have distribution but startups win on workflow fit. See named competitors for honest better/worse notes; we do not invent market share.

  • DoorDash direct

    Acquirer; now operates Caviar brand alongside main app.

  • Uber Eats direct

    Mass-market delivery competitor.

Notable stories

  • DoorDash paid $410M to Square for Caviar in 2019 — premium delivery consolidation.

Industries

Consumer Marketplaces

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Premium restaurant delivery and catering — upscale dining focus vs. mass-market food delivery.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) among disclosed investors. See fundraising rounds and investors[] for co-investors in our directory.
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Stage: acquired; status: acquired.
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