Quest
DefunctYC S21Amsterdam, NL · Founded 2018 · 5 employees · 2 known investors
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Aydin Senkutunlockedknows Emiel van Liere · together at Adyen (overlapped)
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Quest is a question-and-answer platform where professionals share career guidance through recorded audio responses, featuring practitioners from startups and established technology companies.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Quest was founded in 2018 by Robert Gaal and Emiel van Liere.
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Robert Gaalin𝕏Co-founder & CEO2018–2022Robert Gaal founded Klime and previously worked at Google, Karma, and Wakoopa. He also founded Quest, a Y Combinator company from the S21 batch.
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Emiel van Lierein𝕏Co-founder & CTO2018–2022Emiel van Liere is CTO and co-founder of Quest, based in Amsterdam.
Investors · 2
In the news
AI Start-Up Kaon AI Raises $60 Million in Funding Round in Quest to Build a ‘Personalized Story Engine’ for Usersvariety.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Quest do?
- Quest is a question-and-answer platform where professionals share career guidance through recorded audio responses, featuring practitioners from startups and established technology companies.
- Who founded Quest?
- Quest was founded by Robert Gaal, Emiel van Liere in 2018.
- Who are Quest's investors?
- Quest's investors include Y Combinator, GIC.
- Where is Quest headquartered?
- Quest is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.