# James McCann

> James McCann is a seed investor at 1-800-FLOWERS backing Retail and Elderly. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [1-800-FLOWERS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1-800-flowers-com)
- Location: Jericho, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim1800flowers
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/jim1800flowers

James McCann is a seed investor at 1-800-FLOWERS in Jericho focused on Retail and Elderly. Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the company he founded in 1976, into the world's leading florist and gift company. McCann's focus on customer relationships and his willingness to embrace new technologies and business channels helped change the way flowers and othergifts are marketed for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and special occasions.McCann recognized early on the enormous potential in providing on-the-go consumers with the ability to express themselves and connect with the important people in their lives through top quality floral gifts combined with exemplary, personal service. McCann has also consistently managed to stay ahead of the curve in multi-channel retailing by embracing new technologies, such as 800 phone numbers and the Internet, often long before other retailers recognized the opportunities that these developments would provide both for business and consumers.In addition to being the first company to have its 800-telephone number as its name – a marketing insight that helped solidify the brand in consumer's minds – McCann was a pioneer in online retailing – seizing the enormous reach of the Internet as early as 1991. Utilizing thorough knowledge of his customer base and market, McCann focused on expanding brand name awareness and instilling a sense of trust and convenience.McCann's strategy for growth includes an effective combination of birthing new businesses and making acquisitions of businesses and brands that resonate with customers as great sources for exceptional gifts. One such new business is the BloomNet® wire service which provides retail florists with diverse resources such as website hosting, a comprehensive technology platform for retail store management and the industry's first and only online digital floral directory. On the acquisition front, McCann has expanded his company's gift offerings, and become a leading player in the Gourmet Food and Gift Baskets business, by acquiring such iconic brands as: Fannie May®, makers of gourmet chocolate and other confections; Cheryl&Co.®, creators of individually-wrapped fresh baked cookies, brownies and cakes; and The Popcorn Factory®, which offers gourmet popcorn and other snacks in exclusively designed collectible tins.McCann attributes much of his success to the lessons he learned in his first career, in the social services. At St. John's Home for Boys in Rockaway, New York, McCann recalls, he helped underprivileged youths learn how to overcome the many challenges of their environment. His experiences greatly influenced his management style and prepared him to lead 1-800-FLOWERS.COM toward becoming one of the world's most successful multi-channel retailers.McCann is a published author and award winning public speaker as well as a frequent guest on radio and television programs nationwide. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, McCann is a member of the Board of Directors of Willis Group Holdings Limited and Gruppo Lottomatica.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Elderly | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fillogic | Founded in 2018, NYC-based Fillogic is a channel-free, local market logistics provider that converts under-utilized space in retail centers like shopping malls into middle-mile logistics centers. Fillogic provides retailers a more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable middle-mile logistics platform that enables partners to optimize existingstores, people and inventory. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 05, 2021 | https://fillogic.com |
| Umbrella | Umbrella provides a task management platform intended to connect senior citizens with workers to do small temporary jobs around the house. The company's platform connects users with community members to help with everyday home chores and maintenance and handles tasks like carpentry, changing light bulbs and light fixtures, fixing leakyfaucets, assembling furniture, cleaning gutters, hanging picture frames, installing grab bars, installing and removing air conditioners and unclogging drains, enabling seniors to stay and live in their own homes happily. | $5M | Seed | Jul 12, 2019 | https://askumbrella.com/ |
| AdverCar | adverCar extends the reach of your out of home efforts and bursts the “media-free bubble” that has become the ‘drive time commute’ by delivering your message on an eye level medium that can’t be turned off, fast forwarded or ignored. We enable you to target neighbourhoods, commuter routes, and shopping centers within a specific zip code, region orDMA. You now have the ability to saturate entire markets in a way you couldn’t before by cost effectively renting space on the sides of GPS tracked adverCar fleets delivering you a more dynamic, accountable Out of Home media choice. | $2M | Seed | Oct 30, 2012 | http://advercar.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sidewalk Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidewalk-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Branford Castle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/branford-castle-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Canaan Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canaan-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Egg Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greeneggventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 1-800-FLOWERS

VC Fund · New York, United States

1-800-FLOWERS.COM is a florist and gift shop.For more than 30 years, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM provides customers with fresh flowers and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections, balloons and plush stuffed animals perfect for every occasion. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM(R) (1-800-356-9377 or www.1800flowers.com), was listed as a Top50 Online Retailer by Internet Retailer in 2006, as well as 2008 Laureate Honoree by the Computerworld Honors Program and the recipient of ICMI's 2006 Global Call Center of the Year Award. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM offers the best of both worlds: exquisite arrangements created by some of the nation's top floral artists and hand-delivered the same day, and spectacular flowers shipped overnight Fresh From Our Growers(R). As always, 100% satisfaction and freshness are guaranteed. The Company's BloomNet(R) international floral wire service provides (www.mybloomnet.net) a broad range of quality products and value-added services designed to help professional florists grow their businesses profitably.

5 contacts available at 1-800-FLOWERS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James McCann | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-f-mccann |
| Brian Becker | VP, Content & Innovation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-becker-3 |
| Gerard M. Gallagher | SVP & General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerard-m-gallagher |
| Jeff Beil | VP of Product, B2B | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-beil |
| Kapil Bansal | Senior Director, Mobile & Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapil-bansal |

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## FAQ

### What does James McCann invest in?

James McCann invests primarily in Retail, Elderly and Logistics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did James McCann last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James McCann closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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