# Macy's

> Macy's is a VC fund in Cincinnati backing Events and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/macy
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/macys
- Website: http://www.macys.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macys

Macy's is a VC fund in Cincinnati focused on Events and Retail. Macy’s is an omnichannel retailer of beauty, fashion, home decor, and more products. With fiscal 2016 sales of $25.778 billion and approximately 140,000 employees, the company operates more than 700 department stores under the nameplates Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s, and approximately 125 specialty stores that include Bloomingdale’s The Outlet,Bluemercury, and Macy’s Backstage. Macy’s, Inc. operates stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, as well as macys.com, bloomingdales.com, and bluemercury.com. Bloomingdale’s stores in Dubai and Kuwait are operated by Al Tayer Group LLC under license agreements. Macy’s, Inc. has corporate offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and New York, New York. Prior to June 1, 2007, Macy’s, Inc. was known as Federated Department Stores, Inc. The company’s shares are traded under the symbol “M” on the New York Stock Exchange.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Wedding | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyce Roche | Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | — |
| Howard Lorsch | Human Resources and managerial positions | 0 | — |
| Iain Stitt | Data Scientist | 0 | — |
| Jeff Gennette | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Jill Ramsey | Chief Product and Digital Revenue Officer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| b8ta | B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. It is a new kind of retail store designed to improve the customer and maker experience. b8ta helps people discover, try, and learn about new tech and innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control.When makers have easy, direct access to physical retail, customers will, in turn, have unbiased access to what the world is creating. The company brings makers closer to customers in real life, allowing everyone to discover, try, and learn about new products first hand. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $50M | Series C | Oct 31, 2019 |  |
| b8ta | B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. It is a new kind of retail store designed to improve the customer and maker experience. b8ta helps people discover, try, and learn about new tech and innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control.When makers have easy, direct access to physical retail, customers will, in turn, have unbiased access to what the world is creating. The company brings makers closer to customers in real life, allowing everyone to discover, try, and learn about new products first hand. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $19M | Series B | Jun 26, 2018 |  |
| Wedding Channel | Wedding Channel is a wedding portal, including planning, checklists, dresses, photos, etc. |  | Seed | May 25, 1999 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Peak State Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-state-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [C31Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c31ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Evolution — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Graphene Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graphene-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Macy's invest in?

Macy's invests primarily in Events, Retail and Wedding startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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.

### How do I contact Macy's?

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### Who are the partners at Macy's?

The team at Macy's includes Joyce Roche (Member of the Board of Directors), Howard Lorsch (Human Resources and managerial positions) and Iain Stitt (Data Scientist), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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