founder biz stone ben finkel headquarters san francisco united states products apps website jelly.co jelly is an app currently available on ios and android that serves as a q & a platform created by a company of the same name led by biz stone one of twitter s co founders . it differentiates itself from other q & a platforms such as quora and chacha by relying on visual imagery to steer people to getting better answers from within and outside their social networks . in particular it encourages people to use photos to ask questions . 1 2 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit allthingsd reported on march 28 2013 that according to sources twitter co founder biz stone was close to launching a native mobile app called jelly . 3 on april 1 2013 biz stone wrote the company s first blog post giving only very vague information about the product . 4 a techcrunch writer inferred that the product would be targeted at do gooders on the go . 5 other news publications also published speculation about the app . 6 in may 2013 while still in stealth mode jelly raised series a funding from spark capital sv angel square ceo jack dorsey reid hoffman al gore bono and others . 7 8 9 the app release was announced thereby bringing jelly out of stealth mode on january 7 2014 . 1 the announcement was picked up by much of the technology press and mainstream press . 2 10 11 stone explained to techcrunch that the primary goal of jelly was not to help people asking questions but to improve empathy among people answering questions by making them feel helpful to people around them . 12 in an interview with bloomberg news stone said that he never intended to create a company with jelly and that it was largely accidental . 13 14 the app was reviewed by rachel metz for technology review . 15 the next web published advice for how brands could use the new app effectively . 16 on january 23 2014 jelly announced that it had raised series b funding from greylock partners . 17 18 on march 31 2014 jelly updated its ios app to the 1.1 version that allows users create questions using a map and a specific location . 19 20 see also edit quora yahoo answers girlsaskguys references edit a b introducing jelly . jelly blog . january 7 2014 . retrieved january 24 2014 . a b lunden ingrid january 7 2014 . jelly biz stone s new q & a platform uses images to find answers . techcrunch . retrieved january 24 2014 . swisher kara march 28 2013 . sweet biz stone is poised to launch new mobile startup called jelly . . allthingsd . retrieved january 24 2014 . stone biz april 1 2013 . what is jelly . jelly blog . retrieved january 24 2014 . olanoff drew april 1 2013 . biz stone s new startup jelly sounds like a home for do gooders on the go . techcrunch . retrieved january 24 2014 . rogers katie april 2 2013 . biz stone s jelly what could the twitter founder s mysterious new product do he s built a career out of creating new projects and now he s set his sights on something new . tell us what you think he s up to . the guardian uk newspaper . retrieved january 24 2014 . business is blooming . jelly blog . may 16 2013 . retrieved january 24 2014 . perez sarah may 16 2013 . biz stone s new startup jelly raises series a from spark capital sv angel square ceo jack dorsey reid hoffman al gore bono & others . techcrunch . retrieved january 24 2014 . yeung ken may 16 2013 . biz stone s jelly nabs series a funding from spark capital sv angel al gore jack dorsey others . the next web . retrieved january 24 2014 . wagner kurt january 8 2014 . twitter cofounder biz stone launches q & a app jelly . mashable . retrieved january 24 2014 . mendoza dorrine january 8 2014 . biz stone what jelly can do for you . cnn . retrieved january 24 2014 . ferenstein gregory january 7 2014 . twitter co founder biz stone explains the surprising goal of his new company jelly . retrieved january 24 2014 . biz stone jelly answers buy how what questions . bloomberg news . january 21 2014 . retrieved january 24 2014 . van grove jennifer january 21 2014 . biz stone accidental jelly ceo the former twitter exec said his latest venture was never meant to be a company . . cnet . retrieved january 24 2014 . metz rachel january 10 2014 . what s the jelly app for shopping may be one answer a new smartphone app from a twitter cofounder makes it easy and fun to get your friends advice on everything from shopping to chopin . . technology review . retrieved january 24 2014 . cooper kate january 22 2014 . are you ready for this jelly how brands should be using biz stone s new q & a app . the next web . retrieved january 24 2014 . greylock helps jelly . jelly blog . january 23 2014 . retrieved january 24 2014 . panzarino matthew january 23 2014 . biz stone s jelly raises series b led by greylock and josh elman joins the board . techcrunch . retrieved january 24 2014 . summers nick march 31 2014 . jelly for ios now lets you ask and answer questions with a location . 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