Starbucks
VC Fund
Seattle, United States
Starbucks is an international chain of restaurants that retails handcrafted coffee, tea, and fresh food items. With 23,132 stores in 65 countries and territories, Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee, espresso, caffe latte, full-leaf teas, evolution fresh juices, pastries, and snacks. Moststores also sell pre-packaged food items, hot and cold sandwiches, and items such as mugs and tumblers. The stores also offer a variety of beers, wines, and appetizers, and markets books, music, and film. Some of the company’s products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand coffee, ice cream, and bottled cold coffee drinks are also sold at grocery stores.Starbucks was founded by Orin Smith in October 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Starbucks invests in
Stages Starbucks invests in
Countries Starbucks invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$1.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (20%)
- E-Commerce 2 (20%)
- Non Profit 2 (20%)
- Food and Beverage 2 (20%)
- Film 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (30%)
- Grant 2 (20%)
- Series D 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
- Funding Round 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 8 (80%)
- Australia 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Burrows
group president, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Teavana
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group president, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Teavana | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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James Shennan
Member of Board of Directors
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Member of Board of Directors | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lindsay Sudbrink
Barista
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Barista | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Bradley Lerman
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brady Brewer
evp, Chief Marketing Officer
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evp, Chief Marketing Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed the Children is a non-profit organization that provides education, essentials, food and disaster response to children and families. | Grant / Feb 20, 2026 | ||
| LeadersUp is a non-profit organization that provides recruitment services for the untapped potential of diverse young talent. | Seed / Jun 05, 2024 | ||
| Phantm is a regenerative company that replaces plastic by designing products using PHA materials to make the planet plastic-free. | $1.3M / Seed / Nov 08, 2023 | ||
| North Texas Food is a domestic hunger-relief group in the country, Feeding America, purchases food and groceries from local vendors and distributes them. | $100K / Grant / Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| North Texas Food is a domestic hunger-relief group in the country, Feeding America, purchases food and groceries from local vendors and distributes them. | $100K / Grant / Aug 06, 2021 | ||
| Fotition facilitates an online platform that enables individuals to search, find, and donate for campaigns by taking part in photo challenges. Users are able to promote campaigns by sharing images with the other users.Fotition offers an application that enables its users to donate and support for campaigns.Fotition was founded in 2015 and isbased in San Mateo, California. | $1.4M / Seed / Jul 31, 2016 | ||
| Formation distills complex customer data into uniquely tailored experiences; we orchestrate physical and digital exchanges into one seamless journey. Our business is building lasting, trusted relationships between people and brands—and making it look easy.We’re already reaching millions of people a day, and we’re just getting started. Backed bycorporate venture capital and led by a world-class team, we have the relationships, passion, and resources to apply cutting edge technology at unprecedented scale. | $30M / Series A / Jul 25, 2016 | ||
| Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly Square, Inc.) is a technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. | Series D / Sep 17, 2012 | ||
| Living.com is an online platform that enables individuals to purchase home furnishing products. It was launched by Andrew Busey and its operations are based in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Jan 20, 2000 | ||
| Cooking.com sells more than 90,000 kitchen products, all backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. In addition to being a store, the site has a large collection of recipes and community features. The company was founded by a team who previously worked together at The Walt Disney Corporation.Cooking.com also operates online stores for many bigbrands including | Series D / Dec 01, 1999 |
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FAQ
What does Starbucks invest in?
Starbucks invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and Non Profit startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Starbucks invest in?
Starbucks typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$1.4M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Starbucks's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Starbucks took part in.
How do I contact Starbucks?
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Who are the partners at Starbucks?
The team at Starbucks includes Cliff Burrows (group president, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Teavana), James Shennan (Member of Board of Directors) and Lindsay Sudbrink (Barista), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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