StartingDot

company

About

StartingDot is the registry for 3 new generic top-level domain names (TLDs) dedicated to major sectors: .archi, .bio and .ski.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
€1.50M
Industries
Domain Registrar,Internet,Internet of Things
Founded date
Nov 9, 2011
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

StartingDot launched in October 2011. They are the registry for 3 new generic top-level domain names (TLDs) dedicated to major sectors: .archi, .bio and .ski. Their TLDs help people and businesses clearly express themselves and reach deeper into their audiences. They are a leading European TLD Registry with offices in Dublin (Ireland), Paris (France) and New York City (USA). Their strategy is to focus on TLDs in SME categories where the correlation between trade and domain name is critical. The company was acquired by Afilias plc in August 2016.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
€1.50M
StartingDot has raised a total of €1.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 15, 2012 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 15, 2012 Series A €1.50M 2 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
StartingDot is funded by 2 investors. Alven and Weber Investissement are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Alven Series A
Weber Investissement Series A