BeGood

BeGood Clothing was established in August 2012 by co-founders Mark Spera and Dean Ramadan as a retailer focused on socially responsible and eco-friendly apparel and accessories. Based in San Francisco, California, the company operated primarily through an e-commerce model, selling directly to consumers to offer wholesale prices on organic lifestyle products. This direct-to-consumer approach was central to its mission of making sustainable fashion more accessible.

The business curated brands and designers that aligned with its ethos of corporate social responsibility. Its product line included a variety of items such as men's and women's clothing, dresses, shirts, jewelry, shoes, and handbags. The core of BeGood's business model was a dual-pronged approach to social responsibility: offering sustainable and eco-friendly products while also ensuring that each purchase contributed to an environmental or humanitarian cause. The company's outreach initiatives were extensive, involving partnerships with both local and global non-profits. For instance, for certain items sold, a meal was donated to the San Francisco-based organization Project Open Hand. Other charitable partners included Goodwill Industries, to which it donated customers' used clothing, Books for Africa, and Evidence Action, providing safe drinking water in Kenya and Uganda.

According to PitchBook, BeGood Clothing received Seed Round funding on April 1, 2014. However, the company is now listed as "Out of Business" as of August 1, 2017.

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