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OS.ai Acquired by Perplexity (Updated)

Elliot Silver
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In March, HubSpot co-Founder Dharmesh Shah announced the acquisition of OS.ai for $150,000. In response to his post on X, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas replied to Dharmesh to tell him he wanted to buy OS.ai. It looks like that happened.

Yesterday evening, Srinivas posted about OS.ai, and Dharmesh re-posted his comment:

The OS.ai domain name has been registered at GoDaddy under Whois privacy, so an ownership change wouldn’t have been noticed via Whois records.

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Monarch.com Acquired by Monarch via Hilco Digital & Snagged

Elliot Silver
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Monarch.com was recently acquired by Andy Booth in a deal brokered by Sedo’s Dave Evanson. Andy mentioned this acquisition on X a little over a week and a half ago. The acquisition price for Monarch.com was not shared by Andy or by Sedo.

When I visited Monarch.com today, I noticed the domain name is now forwarding to MonarchMoney.com. Monarch is a personal finance and expense tracking app that recently announced its $75 million Series B funding round. The company reportedly has a valuation of $850 million.

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Footage.com Sold for $300,000 via Sedo’s Mr. Premium

Elliot Silver
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The Footage.com domain name has been sold for $300,000 in a deal brokered by Sedo’s Mark Ghoriafi, who is known in the industry as “Mr. Premium.” Since it was acquired, Footage.com has been developed into a platform that allows its users to “create, generate, edit, and produce content using advanced artificial intelligence technology.”

Footage.com is a great example of a one word .com domain name being both descriptive and brandable. Unlike many acquisitions that involve upgrading from a lesser domain name, the platform launched its service on Footage.com. “Footage” is not only directly relevant to video and content production but it also functions as a strong and memorable brand name for this type of platform.

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NameBright Offering $6.29 / $6.59 .com Registrations

Elliot Silver
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NameBright is currently running a promotion for new .com registrations. The price is $6.29/year for pre-funded accounts and $6.59 for credit card payments, which is what I chose. Like many other domain registrars, NameBright offers free domain privacy on all .com registrations.

There is no promo / discount code required to take advantage of the discount, and it does not look like there are any limits to the number of domain names that can be registered. This promotion only applies to new registrations and not transfers or renewals.

I am unsure when this promotion ends.

AI Signals May Be from Trademarks

Elliot Silver
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AI tools can be incredibly useful when marketing domain names, but they also introduce new risks that sellers may not realize. Many of us are now using AI to help sell our domain names. From using AI to generate descriptions and logos on our own and via platforms, it is a helpful set of tools. AI is great, but it can also expose domain names to risks. Attorney John Berryhill has highlighted some of these risks on X, and I think domain investors need to be more aware.

One issue that’s starting to become problematic is the way AI-generated descriptions and logos might unintentionally incorporate signals from existing trademarks, potentially putting your domain listing in jeopardy. AI might associate a descriptive term with a specific industry or business because an existing company has a brand in that industry.

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Namecheap Prioritizing Sedo Listings Over Afternic

Elliot Silver
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Michael Sumner from NameBio mentioned an unexpected uptick in sales closed via Sedo over the past couple of weeks, and he asked about whether a major registrar began prioritizing Sedo listings:

In response to the question, Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall confirmed that happened. Namecheap is now prioritizing Sedo listings when a domain name is listed on Sedo and Afternic:

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