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The Store: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

The Store operates a no-cost, client-choice grocery store model that provides individuals and families experiencing food insecurity with fresh, nutritious groceries. The organization offers a shopping experience similar to a traditional grocery store, where customers select their own produce, meats, dairy, pantry items, and household essentials. In addition to food, The Store connects customers to wrap-around services such as counseling, financial literacy, nutrition education, cooking classes, housing assistance, and other supportive programs delivered through partner organizations. It engages volunteers, community groups, and companies in hands-on service, item and food drives, and fundraising events. The Store also runs donor programs like The Giving Table to sustain its grocery and support services for neighbors in need.

thestore.org LinkedIn Nashville, United States 1-10 employees
Charity Education Event Management Food and Beverage Non Profit Nutrition Social Assistance B2B
Total raised
$30k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jun 2026

The Store has raised $30k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $30k announced in Jun 2026.

That round is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

The Store Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$30k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$30k in Jun 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Nashville, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.

The Store Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$30k

The Store Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Doug Herrington
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

The Store Funding Compared to Other Education Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,474
$1.5M
29,722
$7.5M

The Store's latest round of $30k is below the median round in Education. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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The Store Funding FAQs

What does The Store do?

The Store operates a no-cost, client-choice grocery store model that provides individuals and families experiencing food insecurity with fresh, nutritious groceries. The organization offers a shopping experience similar to a traditional grocery store, where customers select their own produce, meats, dairy, pantry items, and household essentials. In addition to food, The Store connects customers to wrap-around services such as counseling, financial literacy, nutrition education, cooking classes, housing assistance, and other supportive programs delivered through partner organizations. It engages volunteers, community groups, and companies in hands-on service, item and food drives, and fundraising events. The Store also runs donor programs like The Giving Table to sustain its grocery and support services for neighbors in need.

How much funding has The Store raised?

The Store has raised $30k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $30k announced in Jun 2026.

When did The Store last raise funding?

The Store's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $30k, announced in Jun 2026.

Who founded The Store?

FundedIQ lists Doug Herrington (Founder) at The Store.

Where is The Store headquartered?

The Store is based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

How many employees does The Store have?

The Store is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does The Store's funding compare to other Education startups?

The Store's latest round of $30k is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies on FundedIQ across 1,474 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's The Store Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for The Store is left off this page rather than filled in.

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