Panera Bread is a corporate venture arm. Based in Fenton, United States. Among the 10 companies in the known portfolio are OASIS, College Possible, Achieve Miami, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry and College AIM.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Education
Who to pitch at Panera Bread
Panera Bread portfolio companies (10)
- OASIS
- College Possible
- Achieve Miami
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry
- College AIM
- Foundation for a College Education
- Girls Inc of Alameda County
- Life Pieces To Masterpieces
- STEM Paths Innovation Network
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About Panera Bread
The firm's listing covers sector Education, and focus areas Higher Ed, K-12, Nonprofit Grants and Philanthropy.
The contacts to approach at Panera Bread are John Griffin (Joint Venture Partner), Michael Jenkins. JR (Venture Capitalist) and Diane Hessan (Board Member).
Across the known portfolio, 3 co-investors appear alongside Panera Bread, including Travelers, Network VC and Sturgeon Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Panera Bread?
Panera Bread is a corporate venture arm based in Fenton, United States, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Panera Bread invest in?
Listed sectors include Education; listed focus areas include Higher Ed, K-12, Nonprofit Grants and Philanthropy. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
Who should I pitch at Panera Bread?
All 3 people on file at Panera Bread are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Panera Bread?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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