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Squibb: Launching a competitor brand to Starbucks

Simon Squibb · 20VC: Raising $400M for 20VC: Fundraising Lessons | Getting Marc Benioff Through 53 Cold Emails: How to Master Cold Outbound | 7 Lessons from 101 Decacorn Founders with Harry Stebbings (Simon Squibb Edition) · Jan 24, 2026 · at 18:21

Simon Squibb, entrepreneur and content creator, explains why creators with audience reach should build their own direct-to-consumer businesses instead of taking sponsorship money.

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“I'm launching a competitor to Starbucks as part of my business model.”

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The claim, plainly

Simon Squibb is launching a direct competitor to Starbucks using his media distribution platform.

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Assessment

Simon Squibb launched a coffee brand named DreamBrew as part of Dream Group, co-founded with Rio Ferdinand. Trademarked under Squibb's name in February 2026, DreamBrew operates as a direct-to-consumer canned coffee brand leveraging Squibb's media distribution platform (over 55 million combined followers across channels). Media profiles and statements from June 2026 explicitly articulate the brand's objective to directly compete with established giants like Starbucks, fulfilling all conditions of the resolution criteria.

DREAMBREW trademark registered to Simon Adrian Alexander Squibb on February 3, 2026 (USPTO Serial #99252794).
DreamBrew launched as an active direct-to-consumer and TikTok Shop coffee brand supported by Squibb's media platform.
June 2026 media profiles explicitly state DreamBrew's mission to compete directly with real-world coffee giants like Starbucks.

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[1] apple.com [2] neweconomies.co [3] dream.global [4] trademarkia.com [5] youtube.com [6] businesscloud.co.uk

assessed as of 2026-07-23

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