DoorDash IPO delivers billions for SoftBank

US food delivery group jumps 86% on debut and rewards Chinese-American founders

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DoorDash took investors on a pleasant ride on Dec. 9, delivering results far above predictions in the company's IPO filing. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Food delivery company DoorDash had a blockbuster first day of trading on Wednesday, sealing a lucrative investment for early backer SoftBank and making billionaires of its three Chinese-American founders.

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