DuckDuckGo was solo-founded by Gabriel Weinberg in February 2008 in Valley Forge, PA (USA).

It was self-funded until October 2011, when it was backed by Union Square Ventures and a handful of angel investors. After funding, the team has expanded to around 20 employees and a bunch of open-source contributors.

For a more detailed DuckDuckGo history, check out our Wikipedia entry.

For more information about DuckDuckGo's contributors, visit our team list on Twitter.