.com extension is the preferred choice among the companies on our list, with 373 out of 525 securing a .com domain name for their online presence. Customers worldwide naturally tend to trust .com as it has been dominating the internet for decades.

DoiT International, based in Santa Clara, is a cloud management platform used by companies such as AutoTrader, Chess.com, and Current. The company helps optimise cloud costs and offers technical services and consultations.

Northern Pacific Airways, established in 2021, is a low-cost airline connecting North America and Asia by stopping at its Alaska hub. The CEO, Rob McKinney, who founded the company last year, has experience in the aviation industry, having previously acquired Ravn Alaska Airlines which was facing bankruptcy. 

Founded in 1997, Gem Shopping Network is a leading platform for selling fine jewellery and coloured gemstones in the United States. The company connects with its customers through an interactive TV network broadcast via satellite, cable, and the internet.

Side Real Estate is a brokerage platform established in 2017 by Guy Gal, Edward Wu and Hilary Saunders with the belief that traditional brokerage models do not fully support and value real estate agents. The company has attracted over $300 million in funding and is valued at $1 billion, having facilitated over $5 billion in annual home sales through its partners.

Padel combines elements of Tennis and Squash and is typically played by two players on a smaller, enclosed court surrounded by glass and metal walls. The court is roughly one-third the size of a tennis court. The ball may bounce off any wall but must only touch the ground once before being returned.

Stacked, the newly founded video streaming platform for gaming-related content, aims to be the Twitch of the web3 community. Available on both mobile and desktop, the platform promises to revolutionize the gaming world with its unique features and user-friendly interface.

London-based British graffiti artist Stik, renowned for his stick figure-like street art, recently acquired the prime domain Stik.com. He has collaborated with Amnesty International, British Waterways, Queeruption, Reclaim the Streets, and the Mutoid Waste Company.

Deep technology, also known as deep tech, refers to startups that rely on cutting-edge innovation in engineering or scientific advancements to drive their business model. This can include technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, and blockchain. These technologies are different from “shallow tech” as they are not focused on end-user services.

Fintech company LenderClose, known for simplifying and scaling the home equity lending process through its cloud-based platform, announced a rebrand to Coviance.  Founded in 2015 by Omar Jordan, a lending industry vet, Coviance offers community lenders a user-friendly technology solution to lend more efficiently, faster, and at scale.