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==Current Applicants==

# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank. The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref>

# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank. The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/750 here].

# [[Lucy Ventures, LLC]]- The company is located in New York and its main objective in applying for the TLD is to a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive online marketplace for gift-related products, services, and information. The company plans to sell .gifts domain names through ICANN accredited [[registrars]] and to reserve and auction premium domain names. [[Afilias]] will provide its back-end registry services.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/gifts Lucy Ventures, LLC Application for .Gifts]</ref>

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 ==Current Applicants==
-# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank.  The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref>
+# [[Donuts]] (Goose Sky, LLC)- The company filed for the most number of gTLDs for a total of 307, and it was able to raise $100 million capital from various investors including multi-billion dollar venture capital and private equity funds and a top-tier bank.  The company plans to operate the TLD in accordance with [[ICANN]]'s objective to promote competition and innovation. The registration for domain names under the .gifts space will be open to a wide range of registrants to give them the opportunity to create and establish their own unique identity. Donuts partnered with [[Demand Media]] as its back-end registry provider; [[AusRegistry]] to provide DNS services and [[DNSSEC]], [[Equinix] and [[SuperNap]] will provide datacenter facilities and infrastructure, and [[Iron Mountain]] to provide data escrow services. [[Daniel Schindler]], co-founder and EVP for Marketing and Sales, is the main contact person in the application. <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/sites/news.dot-nxt.com/files/1-1474-76888_GIFTS.html Application number: 1-1474-76888 for Goose Sky, LLC]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/750 here].
 # [[Lucy Ventures, LLC]]- The company is located in New York and its main objective in applying for the TLD is to a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive online marketplace for gift-related products, services, and information. The company plans to sell .gifts domain names through ICANN accredited [[registrars]] and to reserve and auction premium domain names. [[Afilias]] will provide its back-end registry services.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/gtld/gifts Lucy Ventures, LLC Application for .Gifts]</ref>