Founder Profile
Andy Fang
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Background
Andy Fang possesses a highly rigorous, deeply analytical background in advanced computer science and elite software engineering. Honed completely within the intensely competitive environment of Stanford University's engineering programs, his formative background rapidly prototyping and deploying complex real-time applications gave him the exact technical blueprint required to architect DoorDash's incredibly complex, massive-scale dispatch logistics engine.
Founding Story
Andy Fang is a prominent software engineer and the brilliant technical co-founder of the massive logistics giant DoorDash. While studying computer science at Stanford University, Fang teamed up with Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, and Evan Moore to hack together the very first iteration of the DoorDash platform in 2013. Serving as the company's early Chief Technology Officer, Fang personally wrote the incredibly complex foundational code that managed real-time driver dispatching and merchant order routing. His highly scalable technical architecture allowed DoorDash to aggressively outmaneuver heavily funded competitors like UberEats and Grubhub. Following the company's massive 2020 IPO, Fang established himself as a highly influential billionaire and dedicated philanthropist, donating millions back to Stanford's engineering programs.