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Brian Acton

American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of WhatsApp

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Nov 21, 2025
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Who owns DuckDuckGo and what is its corporate structure?

DuckDuckGo is an independent, privately held company founded and led by Gabriel Weinberg; it is incorporated as Duck Duck Go, Inc. and has taken venture funding from investors like Union Square Ventur...

Jan 13, 2026
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What investors have funded DuckDuckGo and how much equity do they hold?

DuckDuckGo has been funded by a mix of institutional venture firms and prominent individual backers — names repeatedly reported include Union Square Ventures, OMERS Ventures, GP Bullhound, Impact Amer...

Dec 19, 2025
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What investors have publicly disclosed stakes in DuckDuckGo and when did they invest?

DuckDuckGo has publicly acknowledged a set of outside investors primarily tied to a large secondary funding event in mid‑2021 and to a series of earlier venture and secondary transactions reported by ...

Nov 23, 2025

Is DuckDuckGo privately held or does it have outside investors and venture funding?

DuckDuckGo is not a solely founder-funded, closed company: multiple business databases and reporting show it has taken outside venture and secondary investments, including a disclosed $100M+ secondary...

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