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TLD Registry was founded in 2008 by 3 investment and high tech industry professionals from Finland: co-founder and CEO [[Arto Isokoski]], co-founder and Chairman of the Board [[Taneli Tikka]], and co-founder and Director [[Jarno Majamäki]]. The company was founded with the mission to create essential new Chinese TLDs that are culturally relevant and linguistically correct.
TLD Registry was founded in 2008 by 3 investment and high tech industry professionals from Finland: co-founder and CEO [[Arto Isokoski]], co-founder and Chairman of the Board [[Taneli Tikka]], and co-founder and Director [[Jarno Majamäki]]. The company was founded with the mission to create essential new Chinese TLDs that are culturally relevant and linguistically correct.
On June 27, 2008, Finland’s Tietoviikko published a news story <ref>http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/jokaiselle+oma+domain+ensi+vuonna/a135972</ref> announcing ICANN’s new Internationalized Domain Names program. Finnish angel investors from the [[Vision+ Fund]], a venture capital investment group in the high tech industry, saw this news clipping and pursued the opportunity to invest in the company with the TLD Registry founders.<ref name="website" /> </translate>
On June 27, 2008, Finland’s Tietoviikko published a news story <ref>http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/jokaiselle+oma+domain+ensi+vuonna/a135972</ref> announcing ICANN’s new Internationalized Domain Names program. Finnish angel investors from the [[Vision+ Fund]], a venture capital investment group in the high tech industry, saw this news clipping and pursued the opportunity to invest in the company with the TLD Registry founders.<ref name="website" />
On April 12, 2012, TLD Registry officially sent its application to ICANN for the Dot Chinese Online (prioritization number 82)<ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/175</ref> and Dot Chinese Website (prioritization number 35 granted<ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/176</ref> strings, and was also one of three companies that applied for the [[.city]] (prioritization number 551 granted) string <ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/177</ref>. TLD Registry withdrew their bid for .city after an April 2014 [[private auction]] in which [[Donuts]] won.<ref name="fb" /><ref>[http://domainincite.com/16566-millions-spent-on-new-gtlds-as-11-contention-sets-settled Millions spent on New gTLDs as 11 contention sets settled, DomainIncite] Retrieved 01 May 2014</ref>
On April 12, 2012, TLD Registry officially sent its application to ICANN for the Dot Chinese Online (prioritization number 82)<ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/175</ref> and Dot Chinese Website (prioritization number 35 granted<ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/176</ref> strings, and was also one of three companies that applied for the [[.city]] (prioritization number 551 granted) string <ref>https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/applicationchangehistory/177</ref>. TLD Registry withdrew their bid for .city after an April 2014 [[private auction]] in which [[Donuts]] won.<ref name="fb" /><ref>[http://domainincite.com/16566-millions-spent-on-new-gtlds-as-11-contention-sets-settled Millions spent on New gTLDs as 11 contention sets settled, DomainIncite] Retrieved 01 May 2014</ref>
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