Goodreads is a social cataloging website that allows users to freely search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews.
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Goodreads is a social media & book review company headquartered in United States. Its most recent funding round, Series A, raised $2M in December 2009.
Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $2M | 1 named |
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