Dan.com founder launches housing project at Anyone.com

Posted by DomainGang on March 14, 2023, at 7:15 pm

Reza Sardeha, founder of Undeveloped/Dan.com, sold his company to GoDaddy for a reported $71.4 million dollars, last summer. A portion went to angel investors that provided capital to the company and without doubt, Reza Sardeha received a sizable check from the sale. But that’s not the end of the line for the ever-busy entrepreneur, who […]

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Innovation incubator: Dan founder is working on a secret project!

Posted by DomainGang on August 8, 2022, at 10:35 am

Reza Sardeha, founder of Dan.com, is no longer the CEO of the company he helped propel to the top echelons of domain aftermarket platforms. The ever-busy domain industry professional is now a Strategic Advisor at GoDaddy, having sold Dan.com for a reported $71.4 million dollars in cash. While Reza deserves a multi-month long sabbatical for […]

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Tim Schumacher co-launches World Fund VC with 350 million EUR fund

Posted by DomainGang on October 26, 2021, at 11:53 am

Tim Schumacher, co-founder and former CEO of Sedo, has announced World Fund, a massive new venture fund to back entrepreneurs building climate technology for a regenerative world. World Fund VC is funded by a 350 million euro fund. According to Tim Schumacher: In Europe, we have founders who have developed leading climate tech that provides […]

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Plated : From a $9.99 domain at GoDaddy, to a $300 million acquisition by Albertsons

Posted by DomainGang on September 23, 2017, at 9:04 am

Plated, operating from Plated.com, sends its customers the necessary ingredients to cook their own meals. This is what a “meal kit service” is all about. Instead of shipping pre-made, soggy food, Plated took the novel approach when it was founded in 2012. Its main competitor, Blue Apron, operates around the same principles. There is a […]

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Plastc : Start-up meltdown with $9 million dollars in unfilled orders

Posted by DomainGang on April 21, 2017, at 6:13 pm

Plastc, an unpronounceable brand that promised to bring out a digital card storing up to 20 credit cards, has folded. Operating from the domain Plastc.com, the start-up announced that due to failed attempts to receive investor funding of $6.75 million, it’s closing down. In the process, they are not only laying off all employees, they’re […]

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Lily Camera RIP : Company files for bankruptcy after taking in $34 million dollars in pre-orders and investments

Posted by DomainGang on March 18, 2017, at 10:58 am

Lily Robotics, a start-up operating from the domain Lily.Camera, has filed for bankruptcy, having taken in more than 60,000 pre-orders that were never shipped. After seed investors poured in millions of dollars in funding, the company started taking in discounted pre-orders for a revolutionary drone that possessed advanced navigation capabilities. The footage, however, was shot […]

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Avocarrot : Greek native mobile ad start-up sold for $20 million

Posted by DomainGang on September 13, 2016, at 5:53 pm

Greek native mobile ad exchanger, Avocarrot, has been sold to Glispa Global Group for $20 million dollars. Berlin-based Glispa thus acquired its third such ad tech company in two years. The acquisition was announced on the Avocarrot Facebook earlier today. Avocarrot, with offices in Athens, London and San Francisco, was co-founded by Greek Cypriot Conno […]

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Y Combinator : Which TLDs are preferred by funded start-ups?

Posted by DomainGang on September 8, 2016, at 1:36 pm

Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding; it helps pay for a start-up company’s expenses, while they are getting started. Y Combinator is a platform for angel investors, providing seed funding for startups. How much funding a start-up needs depends on the kind of company one launches. At Y Combinator, small investments are […]

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Indian domain market and start ups : Do you really own your domains?

Posted by DomainGang on July 2, 2015, at 7:22 pm

Indian start-ups are enjoying an increased availability of angel investment capital, in an emerging market. Many seize this opportunity to spend money on brand development, including the acquisitions of premium domain names. While numbers differ in India in terms of absolute numbers, spending 30% of one’s budget to achieve brand awareness and secure a domain […]

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Start-up shocker: Do you still support .io domains after reading this?

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2014, at 7:20 pm

A great investigative article at GIGAOM unveils “The dark side of .io” – the article reveals how the only benefactor from the registration of dot .io domains, is the British government. Making earnings from a “shady Cold War land deal“, the article describes the formation of the British Indian Ocean Territory, part of which is […]

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