Growth takes off after domain upgrade. During a global pandemic that has seen travel restrictions and lockdowns affect vast swathes of the workforce, companies were forced to transition to online meetings. While spending most of the day in Zoom ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Voi acquired Voi.com prior to $115 million funding round
· Domain SalesScooter company upgrades its domain, which will allow it to expand beyond scooters. Micro-mobility may be a new term to you, but it describes a multi-billion dollar industry. Companies such as Bird, Lime, and Tier have created electric scooter ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Payment Rails rebrands to Trolley with Trolley.com
· Domain SalesCompany chooses a more generic name and gets the matching .com. Crunchbase's Joanna Glasner called 2020 "the year of the noun," after proclaiming that startup names were becoming "less silly." Glasner reviewed data that suggests that newly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panther Labs acquires Panther.com after $120 million funding round
· Domain SalesBig funding, big domain acquisition. Security analytics company Panther Labs has just performed a major domain name upgrade. Founded in 2018, Panther Labs has a mission to "make security monitoring fast," according to its website. The team ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company plans international expansion with Scan.com
· UncategorizedBuyer explains its ambitious plans for Scan.com. Last week, Andrew revealed that Idealab had sold Scan.com to a health tech company. Idealab, notable for its valuable collection of domain names, has previously sold names such as Snap.com, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Zilch acquired Zilch.com to expand into US market
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedBNPL company acquired zilch.com this year. The concept of "buy now pay later" has become an increasingly popular means of generating more sales for top brands. If you browse the websites for Nike, Adidas, Peloton, or many other retailers, you might ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NFT projects are leasing valuable .com domains
· Domain SalesAt least two NFT projects are leasing great domains. Despite being an initialism, NFT was recently chosen as Collins Dictionary's word of the year, beating crypto to the top spot. The term, short for non-fungible tokens, has rightly been ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Proptech company Place joins the Unicorn club using Place.com
· Domain SalesThis unicorn has a great place on the web. For real estate agents and brokers, there are plenty of platforms and services available to help close more sales, generate leads, or just keep in contact with clients. Funding has been thrown at ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Marc Benioff leads $20 million funding round for You.com
· UncategorizedBenioff registered You.com in the 90s. If you're going to take on Google, you need to stand out from the crowd. A great domain name is an ideal way of gaining some prestige. It's exactly what a young search engine upstart has done. In 2020, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This NFT company is using a great domain
· UncategorizedDapper Labs uses Flow.com to promote its Flow blockchain. This year, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have prospered as both investors and brands get to grips with a new kind of digital asset that has resulted in CryptoPunks and a Bored Apes crossing ... Continue Reading7 Comments
