.com remained the dominant extension, used by 351 of 592 funded companies, or 59%.

On September 29, OpenAI launched Dots, a set of always-on AI agents that keep working on tasks after the user closes ChatGPT. Shortly afterwards, users noticed that Dot.com belongs to Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI and currently redirects to the download page for Grok Bot.

Market America Worldwide has sold Shop.com to Shopify, transferring one of the most recognisable and category-defining domain names in e-commerce to the platform behind millions of online stores.

Belgian pet nutrition and care company Versele-Laga has rebranded as Versele, introducing a new name, visual identity and positioning as it enters the next stage of its international growth. 

Joist AI, a pursuit intelligence platform for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) marketing teams, has rebranded to Kantiv.

In June 2026, Kudotrade became Kudo.com, dropping “trade” from its name as the business widened its ambitions beyond online brokerage.

Learning Pool, a global provider of workplace learning and performance solutions, has changed its name to Confirm.

OmniAI, a conversational AI company serving financial institutions, has rebranded to Monumint. The move gives the company a more distinctive identity, stepping away from a name built around “AI” while remaining focused on its mission to help banks, credit unions, and lenders build lasting customer relationships through conversational AI.  The new name is inspired by […]

Dili recently upgraded from Dili.ai to the Exact Brand Match (EBM) domain name Dili.com.

Nuseir Yassin, the content creator known as Nas Daily, has announced the acquisition of the three-letter domain Nas.com for $1.25 million, marking a major brand upgrade as Nas.io transitions to Nas.com.