# Starbucks: portfolio, investments and team > Starbucks is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Nov 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/starbucks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Starbucks Last cheque observed Nov 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series D Seed Enterprise Financial Services Coffee Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **4731** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$101M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **1 rounds** Pitch Starbucks ## Starbucks highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series D and Seed: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Enterprise Financial Services Coffee - **Based in:** Seattle, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2013** 1 round - **Nov** **[Ocean's Halo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocean-s-halo)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.7M** With 5 others - **2012** 1 round - **Sept** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series D · US · techcrunch.com **$200M** With 3 others - **1999** 1 round - **Dec** **[Cooking.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooking-com)** Series D · US · internetnews.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **13** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **1** of 7 we have independently watched raise [Athome](https://millionrounds.com/company/at-home) About Alumni Community Content-prod-live Customer Service Office and Foodservice Coffee Starbucks Archive Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Teavana** **$620M** Dec 2012 **La Boulange** **Undisclosed** Jun 2012 ## The cheque Series D Seed Median round joined **$101M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Nov 2013 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series D *2* - Seed *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 1999 2013 **Pitching Starbucks?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Books by the people here 5 books written by people at Starbucks: [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz). - Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) · 2007 3.86 from 30,821 ratings on Goodreads About the book In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#podcasts) - Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) · 1999 4.02 from 12,553 ratings on Goodreads On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#podcasts) - From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) · 2019 3.74 from 1,072 ratings on Goodreads About the book NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today, as viewed through the intimate lens of one man’s life and work. What do we… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#podcasts) - For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) · 2014 4.29 from 493 ratings on Goodreads About the book A celebration of the extraordinary courage, dedication, and sacrifice of this generation of American veterans on the battlefield and their equally valuable contributions on the home front. Because so few of us now serve in the military, our men and women in uniform have become… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#podcasts) - Upstanders: Season 2: A Starbucks Original Series [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) · 2017 3.72 from 101 ratings on Goodreads About the book Upstanders is a stirring tribute to the ordinary people who make a remarkable difference in big cities and small towns across the country. For more than a year, Howard Schultz, the chairman and former CEO of Starbucks, and former Washington Post senior correspondent and… On AmazonListen on Audible[Author's Podcasts](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#podcasts) - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about Starbucks ### What does Starbucks invest in? Starbucks invests most often at Series D and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, Financial Services and Coffee. ### How active is Starbucks? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2013. ### How big are Starbucks's cheques? The median round it joins is $101M. ### Is Starbucks investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2013. ### What kind of investor is Starbucks? Starbucks is a corporate VC based in Seattle, United States. ### When was Starbucks founded? Starbucks was founded in 1971. ### Where does this information on Starbucks come from? From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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