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Who is behind Quora?

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Led by

  • Adam D'Angelo CEO of Primary record 345

    Sources from 2017 and 2023 call him Quora's CEO, and Forbes names him CEO during Wang's time there; when he became CEO is not stated.

Money in

  • Peter Thiel invested in May 2012 led the $50 million round Scholarship & press 1

    TechCrunch reported that Thiel led the round personally and not through Founders Fund; his own amount is not stated.

Proof 5 sources
  1. Quora Raises $50M At $400M From Peter Thiel, D'Angelo Puts In $20M Of His Own Money, TechCrunch, 14 May 2012. Scholarship & press
    According to our own sources, Quora co-founder Adam D’Angelo put $20 million of his own money into the Series B financing.
    it looks like Facebook board member Peter Thiel has beat out many other investors including a much-rumored KPCB to lead the round.
    Thiel is leading personally and not through Founders Fund, breaking up the remaining $30 million between Matrix and Northbridge.
    Q&A site Quora has raised $50 million at a $400 million pre-money valuation according to a report by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed to me by the founders themselves.
  2. Meet the OpenAI board members that ousted Sam Altman, Fox Business, 21 Nov 2023. Scholarship & press
    D’Angelo, the CEO of Quora, co-founded the firm in 2009 after he previously served as the chief technology officer of Facebook.
  3. Q&A app Quora valued around $1.8 billion in $85 million fundraise, TechCrunch, 21 Apr 2017. Scholarship & press
    Quora co-founder and CEO Adam D’Angelo
  4. OpenAI announces leadership transition, OpenAI, 17 Nov 2023. Primary record
    independent directors Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo
  5. How Alexandr Wang turned an army of clickworkers into a $7.3 billion AI unicorn, Forbes (Australian edition; story by Kenrick Cai, Forbes Staff), 12 Apr 2023. Scholarship & press
    BEFORE COLLEGE, Wang moved to the Bay Area to work for internet startup Quora, where CEO Adam D’Angelo gave him a crucial piece of advice
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