Serial entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis announced the recent acquisition of Begin.com. Jason didn’t share the acquisition price, but he did mention this is a “$1m+ domain name.”
Acquired an awesome, $1m+ domain name — need a startup to use it: https://t.co/afw0RvWl6i!
Shall we… begin?
— @jason (@Jason) June 8, 2025
What I found most interesting is that Jason acquired this domain name for future use rather than to launch or rebrand a startup he’s already invested in. This forward thinking will benefit a company in which he invests since they will have a great brand out of the box. The landing page states the intent behind the domain name: “Looking for a worthy startup to use this for their domain name.”
If Jason is evaluating an investment in a startup with a lackluster brand name or poor domain name, he could convert the domain name into an equity investment. He could protect this by ensuring the ability to take back the domain name should the business fail or add a clause to provide an additional incentive should the startup be acquired with the domain name.
Jason is quite familiar with good domain names. He owns Jason.com, and he recently acquired AllIn.com for his All In podcast.
Jason is an entrepreneur who comes to the table with invaluable experience. Having this domain name asset in his portfolio is something most other VCs wouldn’t be able to offer out of the gate, and this could give him a big edge when discussing an investment with a startup.
Update: Thorsten reminded me that Jason had mentioned this domain name in November of 2024:
https://t.co/XV9Fdqt52H https://t.co/D0V3Q0dLXW
— thorsten (@rundns) June 9, 2025
A brilliant acquisition.
You can already see start-ups queuing up to try and take advantage of such a great domain name.
Begin.com is a solid one-word .Com domain name