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"Y Combinator just announced that it is adding question and answer service Quora to its Summer class of startups.\r\nThe move is bound to raise a few questions. It\u2019s a first for Y Combinator, which has never invested in a company as late-stage as Quora.\r\nYC head Sam Altman said the decision is a \u201Cnew experiment,\u201D and he\u2019s not sure if the accelerator will do something like it again. The firm also won\u2019t count Quora in its\u00A0portfolio\u00A0stats, since it would skew the results.\r\nJust weeks ago, Quora raised an $80 million Series C round with the goal of staying independent forever. The startup clearly doesn't need help raising money, but joining YC should\u00A0further its efforts to monetize the service.\r\nUpdate: Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo has explained his\u00A0reasons for joining YC in an\u00A0answer post:\r\n\r\n\r\n\tWe'll have Sam and all the other partners to help us.\r\n\tWe get to be part of the YC community / alumni network of founders.\r\n\tWe get access to all the resources of YC.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Quora in the next YC batch [Y Combinator]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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