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Dūcō is a global marketplace of frontline policy, technology, and security experts who are available to connect with you around the clock. In a few clicks, you can contact an expert directly to schedule a call through our secure platform.
Use our platform to request a call, a short product, and just pay for what you get: a 30 minute conversation with a former Department of Defense official, or a one-page backgrounder on a piece of trade legislation.
Our experts are global and have advised the US President, led international negotiations, founded technology companies, directed award-winning films, run for political office, worked in the intelligence community, and many currently serve as distinct professors at top universities.
Carefully recruited and vetted, our experts have at least a decade of experience in some of the most competitive positions in their field. They are experienced briefers, savvy communicators, resourceful analysts, and deliver immediate insight to our clients. We have access to hundreds of experts and continue to recruit exceptional candidates to serve your global policy needs.
97% of our experts told us they could get on a 30-minute call in less than 12 hours.
Our business model is transparent, retainer free, and allows you to remain within budget.
Use our platform to request a call, a short product, and just pay for what you get: a 30 minute conversation with a former Department of Defense official, or a one-page backgrounder on a piece of trade legislation.
Our experts are global and have advised the US President, led international negotiations, founded technology companies, directed award-winning films, run for political office, worked in the intelligence community, and many currently serve as distinct professors at top universities.
Carefully recruited and vetted, our experts have at least a decade of experience in some of the most competitive positions in their field. They are experienced briefers, savvy communicators, resourceful analysts, and deliver immediate insight to our clients. We have access to hundreds of experts and continue to recruit exceptional candidates to serve your global policy needs.
97% of our experts told us they could get on a 30-minute call in less than 12 hours.
Our business model is transparent, retainer free, and allows you to remain within budget.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2016
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Oct 8, 2022 | Enjoy The Work | enjoythework.com |
| Subversive | subversive.com |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Aug 16, 2024 | The Digital Battlefield: Musk, Misinformation, and the Quest for Online Safety | In the age of information, the internet is a double-edged sword. It can unite, educate, and empower. Yet, it can also divide, mislead, and incite violence. The recent turmoil in the United Kingdom highlights this dichotomy. The Labour gover... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Musk puts X – and himself – on a collision course with governments | Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide. In the UK, officials are weighing tougher rules for sites like X after a surge of... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Going Public With a Money-Losing Business: Term Sheet for Tuesday, April 30 | TO HELL WITH PROFITABILITY WeWork (also known as The We Company) is planning to go public. The co-working giant has filed paperwork confidentially with the SEC to conduct an initial public offering in the near future. Paid Content The enter... |
| Apr 29, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - April 29th, 2019 | Duco raised $1.7M; Specright secured $8.8M; Dyndrite closed $10M; A Cloud Guru landed $33M Duco: Duco is a data engineering technology company that provides self-service data engineering in the cloud. Duco has raised $1.7 million in seed fu... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | These 10 #dctech startups will pitch for TechCrunch | TechCrunch, you may recall, is coming to D.C. The tech news site is hosting a “meetup + pitch-off” event on Feb. 21 at Echostage in Ivy City. It’ll be, as TechCrunch Events Director Emma Comeau told Technical.ly, an opportunity for the comp... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Announcing the startups pitching at the D.C. and Miami meetups | The D.C. and Miami meetups are just on the horizon, and it’s about time that we introduce you to the companies presenting their products in the rapid-fire pitch-off. We’ll be visiting D.C. on the evening of February 21 and then heading to M... |
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FAQ about Duco
When was Duco founded?
Duco was founded in 2016.
Who has invested in Duco?
Parsers VC lists 3 investors of Duco, among them Enjoy The Work and Subversive.
What has the press written about Duco?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Duco, among them “The Digital Battlefield: Musk, Misinformation, and the Quest for Online Safety” (Aug 16, 2024) and “Musk puts X – and himself – on a collision course with governments” (Aug 15, 2024).
Is Duco still active?
Yes, Duco is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 10, 2025.