General Domain Information

It is helpful to see what domain names are being used by companies that are growing and receiving funding. One way to do this is to read articles about fundraising on publications like TechCrunch and The Verge. There are many fundraising rounds that are shared in press releases and redistributed in industry-specific publications and not on the mainstream tech news websites I follow regularly.

To bridge this very large gap, I have found it helpful to follow two accounts on X that do a great job of uncovering funding rounds and sharing the domain names associated with these companies.

For most domain investors, the business of domain investing is unpredictable. Some months bring big sales or many sales that make me feel fantastic. In other months, there is little action in the way of deals and reasonable offers. It can be quite boring on the sell-side. This “feast or famine” cycle of domain investing can take a toll on experienced investors, and it can lead to a feeling of impostor syndrome. Michael Radar posted about this on X and I think most domain investors can relate.

Impostor syndrome is the feeling that success is undeserved or that I am not as skilled as people may believe based on my presence and longevity in the domain investment space. In the business of domain investing, it can creep in during slow periods when offers and sales are few and far between. I might start questioning whether past sales were lucky, whether I really know how to pick desirable names, or if I am falling behind colleagues whose businesses seem to be crushing it.

Lovable is a popular “vibe coding” startup that has quickly become a leader in that space. Lovable was founded just 8 months ago, and TechCrunch reported that the startup just achieved unicorn status – a valuation of $1 billion or more. The company raised a $200 million Series A funding round, and it now has a $1.8 billion valuation.

Notably to domain investors, Lovable has done this with a brand matching .Dev domain name.

I read a NYPost article about the owner of OnlyFans, Leo Radvinsky, who is reportedly looking to sell his business for billions of dollars. The article was primarily about OnlyFans, but it also mentioned his proclivity to buying domain names:

“Later, he would register hundreds of domain names — many of them X-rated or referencing celebrities of the early 2000s.“

From what I have read and understand, Mr. Radvinsky also owns some great generic domain names like Stars.com, LR.com, and Leo.com. The company recently acquired Fans.com, which I believe was overseen by Andrew Miller of Hilco, and it also owns OF.com. I presume he owns additional great domain name assets.

While reading the article, I couldn’t help but think of the following scene in Wolf of Wall Street:

There’s no doubt great .AI domain names are selling for big money on the aftermarket. This has been the case with great .com domain names for many years, but .AI domain names have really proven themselves to be in demand this year.

For the last 10 years or so, it has been difficult (primarily time consuming) but possible to buy a good one word .com domain name for $50,000 USD. It has gotten much more difficult in the last few years, but it has been generally possible. Lately, not so much.