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The article says that DDG was profitable since 2014.

I wonder just how profitable it is, and how soon would it be able to return the investments. A high investment load means that a company strives for an exit. I won't like DDG to be bought by whatever party.

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I interviewed with DuckDuckGo a few months ago and their founders, investors, and board are not looking for the quick payout. They are more intent at a self sustaining alternative to Google.

How could you know that from an interview? Of course they would say that

I can imagine a company where everyone is excited by the perspective of being bought by a major corporation for a huge sum. You join the megacorp (which is not easy to get hired to), and your options suddenly are worth a lot. Win-win!

A Canadian pension fund may be a bit less aggressive for an exit than traditional SV VC firm. I'm not too worried so far.

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