Starbucks is serving up a steaming hot $100 million cash commitment to anchor a new food-focused fund in partnership with the consumer and tech-focused focused private equity firm Valor Equity Partners. The behemoth of burnt-coffee said that its commitment to the Valor Siren Ventures fund is an attempt to focus on “new ideas and technologies […]
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First China, now Starbucks gets an ambitious VC-funded rival in Indonesia
Asia’s venture capital-backed startups are gunning for Starbucks . In China, the U.S. coffee giant is being pushed by Luckin Coffee, a $2.2 billion challenger surfing China’s on-demand wave, and on the real estate side, where WeWork China has just unveiled an on-demand product that could tempt people who go to Starbucks to kill time or […]
View More First China, now Starbucks gets an ambitious VC-funded rival in IndonesiaStarbucks barista shares video of a very good dog hilariously devouring a Puppuccino
Yes, dogs enjoy Starbucks whipped cream. No, that doesn’t make them basic.
Max, a dog, is Jodie Brooke’s favorite customer. The Starbucks barista posted a video on Monday of her feeding her canine friend a Puppuccino through the drive-thru wind…
WeWork could challenge Starbucks in China with new on-demand service
The rise of Starbucks in China, like that in the west, is closely linked to its function as a “third space” for people to hang out between home and work. In recent years, a bevy of coffee entrepreneurs are trying to topple the American giant’s dominance in China and lately, an unexpected contender — WeWork […]
View More WeWork could challenge Starbucks in China with new on-demand serviceFormer Starbucks CEO says he might run for president and gets immediately… roasted
This is what a Venti serving of “NOPE!” looks like.
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tweeted on Sunday that he’s considering a run for the White House as a “centrist independent,” whatever that is.
I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent.
— Howard Schultz (@HowardSchultz) January 28, 2019
The tweet was part of a coordinated roll-out — an exclamation point to a coinciding profile of Schultz that aired on Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes. In his chat with Scott Pelley, the 65-year-old white billionaire tried to paint himself as a man for all people. Read more…
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Coffee delivery: Starbucks announces partnership with Uber Eats
The worst part about buying a cup of coffee every morning is waiting in line with dozens of other cranky commuters itching for a fix of caffeine. Lucky for you, Starbucks and Uber have a solution.
Starbucks announced Tuesday that it’s partnering with…
Starbucks expands its delivery service to 6 more U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco
Starbucks on Monday announced an expansion of its delivery service in partnership with Uber Eats, which is now headed to six other major U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco this week. It will then roll out to Boston, Chicago, L.A., New York and Washington D.C., and is on track to reach one-quarter of U.S. company-operated […]
View More Starbucks expands its delivery service to 6 more U.S. cities, starting with San FranciscoVeteran Googler heads to Lyft to lead 1,000-plus person engineering team
Eisar Lipkovitz, a veteran Google executive who most recently led the video and display advertising team there, is leaving the company to head up engineering efforts at Lyft . As executive vice president of engineering, Lipkovitz will be leading Lyft’s engineering team, which now eclipses 1,000 people. Eisar’s hiring comes on the heels of massive […]
View More Veteran Googler heads to Lyft to lead 1,000-plus person engineering teamMoney is no object: China’s Luckin sets sights on rivaling Starbucks
A one-year-old Chinese startup called Luckin is busy waging war against Starbucks as the new year unfolds. At an event on Thursday, Luckin announced that it aims to be the largest coffee chain in China by number of cups sold and outlets by 2019. Caffeinated drinks are taking off in the tea-drinking nation. Average coffee […]
View More Money is no object: China’s Luckin sets sights on rivaling StarbucksNYSE operator’s crypto project Bakkt brings in $182M
Venture capitalists remain bullish on Bitcoin and its underlying technology despite sinking crypto prices.
View More NYSE operator’s crypto project Bakkt brings in $182MAlibaba just gave Chinese youth another reason to never leave their desk
People in China have a host of reasons not to go outdoors these days. They may be too busy to leave their office, wary of air pollution or have chosen to live isolated lives. Among them is an expanding young consumer base who prefers to dwell in the virtual world of video games, animes and […]
View More Alibaba just gave Chinese youth another reason to never leave their deskGet a $25 Starbucks digital gift card and Amazon will give you $5
Hold on to your stockings, because this is a stuffer that works for literally everyone.
When you buy a $25 digital gift card to Starbucks, you’ll get a complimentary $5 gift card to Amazon when you use the code SBUX at checkout. It’s like getti…