DuckDuckGo

About

Privacy, simplified. One super charged app, multiple types of privacy protection.

Paoli,Pennsylvania,United States
101 - 250
https://duckduckgo.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series D
Industries: Internet,Privacy,Search Engine,Software
Founded date: Feb 29, 2008
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Duck Duck Go, Inc.

We're the Internet privacy company for everyone who's had enough of hidden online tracking and wants to take back their privacy now.

For over a decade, we've built products, created new technology, and worked with policymakers to make online privacy simple and accessible for all. Every day, millions of people rely on our free all-in-one solution to stay private online.

In one download we deliver privacy, simplified. Try DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials on Safari, Firefox, & Chrome and the DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser for iOS or Android today.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

5

$172M

DuckDuckGo has raised a total of $172M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 17, 2021 from a Series D round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Aug 17, 2021	Series D	—	1	—	—	Detail
Jun 9, 2021	Series C	$59M	1	—	—	Detail
Dec 1, 2020	Secondary Market	$100M	9	—	—	Detail
Aug 21, 2018	Series Unknown	$10M	1	OMERS Ventures	—	Detail
Oct 13, 2011	Series Unknown	$3M	9	Union Square Ventures	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

20

DuckDuckGo is funded by 20 investors. Union Square Ventures and Quiet Capital are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Union Square Ventures	Yes	Series Unknown
Quiet Capital	—	Series D
Bracket Capital	—	Series C
Brian Acton	—	Secondary Market
Freada Kapor Klein	—	Secondary Market
GP Bullhound	—	Secondary Market
HOF Capital	—	Secondary Market
Impact America Fund	—	Secondary Market
Mitchell Kapor	—	Secondary Market
OMERS Ventures	—	Secondary Market