Analysis

August 30, 2021

Say hello to Quest, the career Q&A audio app backed by Y Combinator

Clubhouse meets LinkedIn? Quest is the YC-backed social audio app offering a more human alternative to the professional network.


Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Source: Quest.

With the emergence of Clubhouse, audio has quickly become a buzzy space in the social media landscape. Earlier this year, the app — which hosts rooms where audio-only discussion can take place on a range of topics — hit Europe by storm. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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