Quest

Quest operates as a mobile question-and-answer platform where inquiries are addressed through brief, exclusive audio clips from experts.

The company was founded by Robert Gaal and Emiel van Liere and participated in the Y Combinator accelerator program. Gaal, a serial founder and angel investor, previously worked at Google, while van Liere is also a serial founder with a prior company exit and experience in senior mobile development roles. Their shared experience in professional mentoring and a desire to create a more personal and intimate alternative to established professional networks like LinkedIn sparked the company's creation.

The platform's core service is centered on short-form audio content. It allows users, initially focusing on job seekers, recent graduates, and junior professionals, to access career advice from vetted speakers, including authors and employees from major tech companies. Experts choose questions and record answers that are under five minutes, aiming to share sincere, personal stories and advice. This content is then reviewed by Quest's internal editorial team before being published on the app. The business model positions the app in the growing social audio market, targeting users seeking easily digestible and authentic professional development content. In an August 2021 report, the platform had approximately 1,000 users and featured over 10 hours of exclusive recorded content.

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