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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.

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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 ChandlerCo-founder
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Elizabeth Khuri ChandlerFounder

Investors · 3

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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.