Blank Ventures Fund launched in early 2022 by three experts in early-stage funding Hannah Chelkowski, Abhinav Tiwari, and Antoine Nivard. In April 2022, the Fund made its first contribution to Playbookās $18 million Series A round. The company has chosen not to compromise on its domain name and invested in the one-word, exact brand match […]
Caribou initially launched as an auto refinancing business called MotoRefi in 2016. As the company grew and became successful, it kept adding new services and products to its portfolio. The brand name MotoRefi soon became limiting, leading to a rebrand to Caribou. This more generic name avoids the restrictions implied by the original brand name and opened broader markets to the company.
Comet ML is a machine learning (ML) development platform based in the United States that allows data scientists to track datasets, code changes, experimentation history, and production models automatically, resulting in increased efficiency, transparency, and reproducibility. In only a few years since its launch, the company has attracted more than 150 customers and expanded its workforce globally.
US-based car insurance company Root has secured the premium domain name Root.com. Founded in 2015, the app-based company has quickly gained public attention with personalized, affordable coverage and services like free Lyft credits. Root went public in 2020, raising almost three-quarters of a billion dollars.
Dutch-based cloud communications platform MessageBird invested in the premium domain name Bird.com at the end of last year. Founded in 2011, MessageBird has raised an astonishing $1.1 billion in funding over 5 rounds, with the latest one being raised in April 2021. MessageBird has not yet officially announced its plans for the new domain name, […]
PuppyFind launched as a platform that helps people find puppies through breeders of all types for sale, and dogs for adoption. The company has recently rebranded to Puppies.com. The company has owned the domain for nearly ten years but was not using it as its main brand. Rebranding as Puppies.com allows the brand to introduce […]
Ballet Crypto is a mobile app that allows you to manage your cryptocurrency, check the market value, and add additional currency to your wallet.
Sun King is Africa’s and Asia’s leading supplier of solar energy solutions for off-grid residences. Last month, the company raised $260 Million, led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero, to fund a geographical expansion. The new funding comes not so long after Sun King’s rebrand. The company was founded in 2007 under the name Greenlight Planet and […]
BUX is an Amsterdam-based startup that lets people invest in shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) without paying a commission. The company has recently raised $80 million to expand its neobroker platform and invested in the Exact Brand Match domain name BUX.com.
Swedish gaming company Resolution has recently invested in a one-word, clear Resolution.com domain. Resolution operates a virtual reality and augmented reality gaming studio.