Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures, a venture-capital firm, has argued that the answer is yes.
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Foundry Group, Avalon Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners and Union Square Ventures.
Union Square Ventures, a New York venture-capitalist firm that invests heavily in tech start-ups, hired two analysts last month after a search that started last fall.
The decision of prominent venture capital firm Union Square Ventures to invest in DuckDuckGo shows investor confidence in the opportunities for innovation and growth in the search space.
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It was reported last year that U.S. venture capital firm Union Square Ventures and a handful of American tech companies were to only accept links to jobseekers' "web presence" -- from blogs to Twitter accounts -- instead of traditional resumes.
Fred has cultivated a clear perspective on the consumer Internet space throughout his tenure as a venture capitalist, and both he and Union Square remain attracted to a sector that seems to have fallen out of favor in the current venture community.
Earlier that day, he had been approved for an American tourist visa, which had been fast-tracked by a letter from Fred Wilson, who runs Union Square Ventures, one of the largest venture-capital firms in New York.
New York-based Union Square Ventures is one of the most respected venture capital firms in the tech world.
However, he cites venture firms Andreesen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures as models, because they invest opportunistically in a broad range of stages.
The deal is a big win for Mr. Karp, who remains a large shareholder, and the site's early venture investors, which include Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Sequoia Capital.
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures has publicly warned about the torrent of money crowdfunding might unleash, a torrent that could elbow out venture capitalists.
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