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Startup Grind Philadelphia Hosts Gabriel Weinberg (DuckDuckGo)

Mike Maher 2013-05-09T07:22:22+00:00

Wednesday, 5 June



Gabriel Weinberg is the CEO and Founder of DuckDuckGo, a search engine that does not track you and has better instant answers.  DuckDuckGo is gaining more and more market share every year and is widely considered a Top 5 search engine.

Previously, Gabriel founded NamesDatabase, which was sold to Classmates.com in 2006 for $10MM.  Gabriel was educated at MIT, with a B.S. in Physics and an M.S. in Technology and Policy.  He is an active angel investor and is currently the Chapter Director of Open Angel Forum Philadelphia.  He is also an active blogger on all things startup.

Recently, Gabriel launched Mentor Chats, a fireside chat program where he interviews startup veterans who are active in mentoring, a critically important part of growing an ecosystem.  Gabriel Weinberg is a quiet leader who leads by example and always available via Ohours.

Currently based in Paoli, a Philadelphia suburb about 30 miles outside of the city, Gabriel is married with two kids.


About the Author

Mike Maher

Formerly a Naval Officer, Mike is a startup real estate entrepreneur.  He's passionate about building companies with amazing people and creating as much value and impact as possible.  Mike is a graduate of the US Naval Academy where he played varsity soccer, and he has an MBA from the Villanova School of Business in Real Estate, Finance, and International Business.  Currently, Mike is the Co-Founder & CEO of Benjamin’s Desk, Philly's premier coworking community for mobile professionals, entrepreneurs, and startups.  Along with his wife Jennifer, Mike recently launched FirstBase, a startup real estate brokerage that helps match startups with the best office brokers and then powers them with discounted services when they find their home.  As the Co-Founder of RealComps, a real estate technology startup, Mike recently pivoted the model in an effort to disrupt the residential real estate industry with his new startup Houwzer, where he is the Co-Founder & CEO.  A lover of all things Philly, Mike is looking to bring his real estate startups to a city near you.