Goodreads
Founded 2007 · 439 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Goodreads is a social platform for readers to track books, share reviews with friends, and get personalized book recommendations from a recommendation engine. It serves book readers looking to discover new titles and discuss reading.
Founders & leadership
Goodreads was founded in 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler.
OC
Otis ChandlerFounderCo-founder of Goodreads, a social platform for book discovery and reviews; currently building Smashing.xyz, an app for tracking interests.
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Elizabeth Khuri ChandlerFounder
Investors · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries ADec 2009
True Ventures (lead)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Goodreads do?
- Goodreads is a social platform for readers to track books, share reviews with friends, and get personalized book recommendations from a recommendation engine. It serves book readers looking to discover new titles and discuss reading.
- Who founded Goodreads?
- Goodreads was founded by Otis Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler in 2007.
- Who are Goodreads's investors?
- Goodreads's investors include NFX, True Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures.


