The company started developing its service on a "bad" domain until it could acquire a better one. If you want someone to trust you with their financial details, you'd better build on an ultra-premium domain name. That's the lesson I've learned ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Placement secures Exec.com for new professional development platform
· Domain SalesCompany that owns placement.com starts using exec.com, too. A company already familiar with the potency of premium domain names has secured another for its next venture. Placement, founded in 2019, is a company with an ambitious plan to unlock ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apollo Brokers acquires Limit.com, rebrands
· Domain SalesCompany rebrands as Limit and acquires limit.com domain name. Insurtech company Apollo Brokers has undergone a significant rebrand just two years after launching. The San Francisco-based startup has built a digital brokerage platform that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Major League Baseball acquires Twins.com domain name
· Domain SalesMLB secures Twins.com and now only two teams don't have their matching .com domain. Several top-flight sports leagues in the US have made domain names a priority for their teams, often at great expense. These domain names, often single-word .coms, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
“People-powered pharma” raises $7.5 million to launch on Love.com
· Domain SalesHealthcare startup with a web3 twist acquired love.com. Ryan Breslow is a name that may not be immediately familiar to you, but this 27-year-old entrepreneur has been making waves in the tech industry for some time. As the founder and former CEO ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Fruitful upgrades to Fruitful.com after big domain sale
· Domain SalesIt seems that this company rebranded because of a big domain sale. While some companies never operate on an ultra-premium domain, a young financial brand has been associated with 2 inside a year. And it might have made a big domain sale along the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pave joins the unicorn ranks, 18 months after Pave.com rebrand
· Domain SalesCompensation startup Pave has secured $100 million worth of funding led by Index Ventures. The Series C round now values Pave at $1.6 billion, which sees the company joining the prestigious unicorn club of private businesses with a $1 billion or more ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Modular raises $30 million after Modular.com upgrade
· Domain SalesAI company acquired the domain name from Reflex Publishing. 2021 was a record year for the artificial intelligence industry, with a 108% year-on-year increase in global funding that took AI company funding past $66 billion. It also saw a 442% ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Distributed acquired Distributed.com before £8 million funding round
· Domain SalesCompany moved from matching .co domain name. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the popularity of global workforces and remote employment. That shift has brought about a change in the way that some companies operate, including challenging the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Courier upgraded to Courier.com. It just raised $35M
· Domain SalesIt acquired Courier.com for $200,000 two years ago. There is a well-trodden path that startups can take regarding their domain name. That path involves picking the best available domain you can afford as a brand new venture and then upgrading to ... Continue Reading1 Comment