# Howard Schultz, Co-Founder at Starbucks > Howard Schultz, Co-Founder at Starbucks. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Seattle, US · Partner # Howard Schultz Co-Founder at [Starbucks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starbucks) Latest rounds - **Gatheredtable** Seed · $2M Jun 2014 Backs *B2C* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2014 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 +4 mentions - **Books:** 5 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Starbucks - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=howard-schultz)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=howard-schultz) ## The firm [**Starbucks** Corporate VC · US **0** cheques in 12 months **3** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starbucks) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $2M - **Active:** 2014 2014 - [Gatheredtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatheredtable) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Jun 2014 Joined · +1 investor · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed B2C **1** Alongside - [Geoff Entress *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-entress) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Dutchie](https://millionrounds.com/company/dutchie) - [Gatheredtable](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gatheredtable) - [Glossier](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossier) - [Lyra Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/lyra-health) - [Pacaso](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pacaso) - [Promise](https://millionrounds.com/company/promise) - Oatly ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Groupon, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2011 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Pinkberry Holding Corp** Director on 2 filings · since 2009 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Starbucks - [**Amy Richman** Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amy-richman) - [**Anu Gupta** SVP Strategic Planning and Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anu-gupta) - [**Jessica Foust** VP, Culinary *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jessica-foust) - [**Lucious McDaniel** Regional Vice President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lucious-mcdaniel) - [**Mark Brown** Senior Vice President, Global Talent & Inclusion *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-brown-3) - [**Michael Kotick** Vice President, Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-kotick) - [**Rachel Ruggeri** Evp/cfo *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rachel-ruggeri) - [**Relle Palmer** Board Member *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/relle-palmer) ## Their books - Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul 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 - Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time Howard Schultz · 1999 4.02 from 12,553 ratings on Goodreads On AmazonListen on Audible - From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America 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 - For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice 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 - Upstanders: Season 2: A Starbucks Original Series 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 - 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. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 4 Jun 2024 · 3h 7m Starbucks (with Howard Schultz) With [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) Their book [Onward](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#books) Mentions [Ben Gilbert](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-gilbert) About this episode Starbucks. You’d be hard pressed to name any brand that’s more ubiquitous in the world today. With nearly half a billion global customer purchases per week across its stores and 3rd party retail channels, a significant portion of the human population gets their daily fix in the green and white… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 18 Oct 2022 · 42 min How to do good and do good business, w/Starbucks' Howard Schultz With [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) Their book [Onward](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#books) About this episode You can make your social impact and your bottom line work hand-in-hand. But you'll have to be as creative and innovative about your company's values as you are about the business itself. Howard Schultz, chair and former CEO of Starbucks, not only changed how America wakes up, but set new standards… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 7 Mar 2018 · 42 min How to do good and do good business, w/Starbucks' Howard Schultz With [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) Their book [Onward](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#books) About this episode You can make your social impact and your bottom line work hand-in-hand. But you'll have to be as creative and innovative about your company's values as you are about the business itself. Howard Schultz, chair and former CEO of Starbucks, not only changed how America wakes up, but set new standards… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 28 Sept 2017 · 52 min Live Episode! Starbucks: Howard Schultz With [Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) Their book [Onward](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz#books) About this episode During his first visit to Seattle in 1981, Howard Schultz walked into a little coffee bean shop called Starbucks and fell in love with it. A few years later, he bought the six-store chain for almost 4 million dollars, and began to transform it into a ubiquitous landmark, a "third place" between… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Howard Schultz in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 13 Mar 2026 · 1h 20m Iran War, Oil Shock, Off Ramps, AI's Revenue Explosion and PR Nightmare Mentions [Brad Gerstner](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-gerstner)[Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) About this episode (0:00) The Besties welcome Brad Gerstner! (3:48) Economic fallout of the Iran War, escalation scenarios, impact on midterms (19:18) Off ramp strategies, Gulf state involvement, the China angle (27:05) Anthropic and OpenAI scaling revenue faster than any company ever (46:11) AI's PR disaster,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 17 Feb 2026 · 33 min Uncovering the $7 trillion reputation economy Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) About this episode Corey duBrowa spent much of his career advising some of the world’s most scrutinized leaders, from Howard Schultz at Starbucks and Marc Benioff at Salesforce to Sundar Pichai at Google. Now, as CEO of global communications firm Burson, he’s helping executives navigate a charged marketplace shaped… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 1 Oct 2025 · 1 min Acquired Live at Radio City Music Hall (Presented by J.P. Morgan) Mentions [Barry Diller](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-diller)[Christina Cacioppo](https://millionrounds.com/person/christina-cacioppo-2)[Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) About this episode It’s finally here! Today we are releasing Acquired’s first “concert film”, the full video recording of our Radio City live show from this summer with Jamie Dimon, Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien, Barry Diller, and cameos from around the Acquired Cinematic Universe… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 3 Apr 2017 · 1h 11m The Starbucks IPO with Dan Levitan With [Dan Levitan](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-levitan) Mentions [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)[Howard Schultz](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-schultz) About this episode Ben & David "pour over" the 1992 IPO of the legendary Seattle coffee company with the help of Dan Levitan, who served as lead investment banker on the IPO and who would later co-found the venture capital firm Maveron with Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz. 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