Donuts
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| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founder(s): | Paul Stahura Jonathon Nevett |
| Headquarters: | 1720 205th Place NE Sammamish, WA 98074 |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | donuts.co |
| Key People | |
| Paul Stahura, CEO Jonathon Nevett, EVP Daniel Schindler, Executive Officer | |
Donuts is a start-up company offering registry services co-founded by Paul Stahura and Jonathon Nevett, Richard Tindal, and Daniel Schindler. In April 2011, Stahura said that the company is in stealth mode and it is raising capital. ased on the company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Donuts raised $1 million equity financing. [1] The company's headquarters is located in Bellevue, Washington and it has Offices in
New gTLD Applications[edit | edit source]
In June 5, 2012, Donuts announced that the company applied for 307 generic top level domain names (gTLD) in various characters sets with ICANN's New gTLD Program and secured $100 million capital from multi-billion dollar private equity and venture funds. [2]
According to Schindler, the company originally came up with a list of 3,000 prospective domain names. He said, ""We made a long list of dictionary terms, in multiple languages and character sets. We created our own proprietary way of valuing the [gTLDs], and that helped us narrow it down. But 307 is still a lot, obviously." [3]
Donuts executive said that the company is prepared to deploy capital and secure additional funds if it is necessary to ensure that it will be able to secure and operate every TLD applied for with the internet governing body. The company partnered with Demand Media Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Demand Media, Inc. as its back-end registry service provider. According to Stahura [4]
In terms of intellectual property rights protection, the company said that it created rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs and implements an open internet philosophy. According to Stahura, "The Internet is an engine of information, ideas and commerce, and one that’s not restrictive unnecessarily. Donuts intends to preserve that openness for all users, not operate a ‘by invitation only’ section of the Internet." [5]
Donuts Team[edit | edit source]
The management team of the company include:[6]
- Paul Stahura, Co-founder and CEO
- Richard Tindal, Co-founder and COO
- Jonathan Nevett, Co-Founder and EVP, Corporate Affairs
- Daniel Schindler, Co-Founder and EVP Sales and Marketing
- Mason Cole, Vice-president of Communications and Industry Relations
- Kevin Wilson, Chief Financial Officer
- Alvaro Alvarez, Vice President and General Counsel
Board of Directors
- Paul Stahura, Donuts Inc.
- Chris Pacitti, Austin Ventures
- Robert Verratti, TL Ventures
- Brian Jacobs, Emergence Capital Partners
- Thomas Ball, Austin Ventures
- Jonathon Nevett, Donuts Inc.
Investors[edit | edit source]
The company's investors include:[7]
- Austin Ventures
- Adams Street Partners
- Emergence Capital Partners
- TL Ventures
- Generation Partners
- Stahurricane (Stahura’s investment fund)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Former Demand Media exec Paul Stahura emerges at stealthy Donuts Inc.
- ↑ Donuts raises $100 million, applies for 307 new TLDs
- ↑ 'Donuts' startup lands $100 million for dot-brand domains
- ↑ Donuts Launches Domain Namespace with 307 gTLD Applications, More than 100 Million in Funding
- ↑ Donuts applies for 307 (yes, 307) gTLDs
- ↑ The Donuts Team
- ↑ Donuts Launches Domain Namespace with 307 gTLD Applications, More than 100 Million in Funding