How Goodbuy’s Browser Extension Enabled $2M Sales to Small Businesses

December 22nd, 2024

Founded By
Cara Oppenheimer
Starting Costs
$790K
Founders
2
Profitable
Yes
Year Started
2021
Customer
B2C

Who is Cara Oppenheimer?

Cara Oppenheimer is the co-founder of Goodbuy, a platform aimed at making conscious shopping easier by directing consumers to small businesses. Originally from Canada, Cara worked for 17 years in the advertising and agency sector as a Creative Director, collaborating with major brands like Samsung and Intel before launching Goodbuy. Inspired by her upbringing as the child of small business owners, she uses her creative and branding expertise to support small businesses through innovative e-commerce solutions.

What problem does goodbuy solve?

Goodbuy solves the problem of supporting small businesses by helping shoppers find values-aligned, small-business alternatives to large retailers, making it easier to spend money in a way that matches their ethics and desires for community support.

A snapshot of Goodbuy homepage

A snapshot of Goodbuy homepage

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3 articles · 3 podcasts
causeartist.com
causeartist.com Article · 2023
Meet goodbuy, the Ecommerce Startup Making Conscious Shopping Easy
Frustrated with the lack of options that met their standards, two moms determined to make a change created goodbuy– an innovative online ...
modernretail.co
modernretail.co Article · 2023
Goodbuy co-founder Cara Oppenheimer on building a small business platform to rival mega-retailers
Goodbuy is trying to be the anti-mega-retailer. Goodbuy, launched in 2021, is a startup that gives shoppers small-business alternatives t...
trygoodbuy.com
trygoodbuy.com Article
Meet our co-founders: Cara and Cary…
Meet Cara Oppenheimer and Cary Fortin, the founders of goodbuy. They are on a mission to make shopping feel good by making conscious shop...
listennotes.com
listennotes.com Podcast · 2021
Cara Oppenheimer on how she created the chrome extension that supports women & black owned businesses, goodbuy
Today on the show we’re chatting to Cara Oppenheimer about her new venture, goodbuy. And this episode is a little different to our usual ...
listennotes.com
listennotes.com Podcast · 2023
Goodbuy co-founder Cara Oppenheimer on building a small business platform to rival mega-retailers
Goodbuy is trying to be the anti-mega-retailer. Goodbuy, launched in 2021, is a startup that gives shoppers small-business alternatives t...
listennotes.com
listennotes.com Podcast · 2023
Goodbuy - Making Conscious Shopping Easier Online
Cara says, “there's been a fundamental shift in society, right? We now know that people are thinking differently about where their money ...