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Quora, Inc.
Business Summary
Quora, Inc. is a privately-held online knowledge database that offers a collection of questions and answers that are created, edited, and organized by its users. Quora users can follow specific subjects that interest them and check on these topics in a feed on their homepage. Users can also write bios, explain their expertise, and vote for well-written and accurate answers. Quora prompts its users to connect through Facebook so that they can answer their friends' questions or follow topics their friends are following. Quora, Inc. was founded in 2009 by Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever. Quora, Inc. headquarters are located in Palo Alto, California.
Overview & Corporate Organization
Basic Information
| Company Tags: | VC Backed |
| Year Founded: | 2009 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| City: | Palo Alto |
| State/Province: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Website: | www.quora.com |
Corporate Organization
| Founders: | Adam D'Angelo Charlie Cheever |
Industry Information
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| Internet > Internet Services > Web Applications |
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Competitors & Comparables
Competitors
| Facebook, Inc. |
| Fluther |
| Formspring |
| Qwiki Inc. |
| StackOverflow |
| WikiAnswers |
| Wikipedia |
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| * | Quora, Inc. fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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VC/Funding Activity
| Date | Investor | Round | Investor Type | |
| Mar. 2010 | View | A | Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round A View | |||
| May. 2012 | View | B | Angel / Individual | |
| May. 2012 | View | B | Angel / Individual | |
| May. 2012 | View | B | Private Equity & Venture Capital | |
| May. 2012 | View | B | Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round B View | |||
| Total of Funding Shown Above View | ||||
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Detailed Business Description: Quora, Inc.
Quora Revenue & Business Overview
Quora is a privately-held company that hosts a growing collection of questions and answers that are continuously created, edited, and organized by its employees and users. In January 2010, Adam D'Angelo quit his position at Facebook to found Quora with Charlie Cheever, also a former Facebook employee. D'Angelo remarked that he was inspired to found Quora because of his belief "that Q&A is one of those areas on the internet where there are a lot of sites, but no one had come along and built something that was really good yet." Within the same month, Quora public beta was released.
Unlike other question-and-answer websites, Quora operates with the stated goal of having each question page become the best possible resource for someone who wants to know about the question. Quora's intention is to accumulate a comprehensive database of knowledge on nearly any topic, and thus rarely ever deletes content over time. Questions, answers, and the topics… Continue Reading →
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