Goodreads

Acquired

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San Francisco, United States · Founded 2007 · $2.8M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2007
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$2.8M
Last Round
$2.0M Series ADec 2009
Rounds
2

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations. Founded in 2007 and acquired by Amazon in 2013, Goodreads enables users to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews, track what they've read, rate and review titles, and connect with friends and other readers. With over 150 million registered members and a catalog of more than 3 billion books, the platform serves as a social layer for book discovery, reading challenges, and author-reader engagement.

Summary

Goodreads is a Media company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2007. It has raised $2.8M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $2.0M Series A round in Dec 2009. Investors include True Ventures, James Currier and Michael Birch.

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Funding History

Series ASeries ADec 2009
$2.0M

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