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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo            = Radix_logo.png
| type            = 
| industry        = Internet
| founded         = 2012
| founders        = Bhavin Turakhia
| ownership       = [[Directi|Directi Group]]
| headquarters    = Dubai
| country         = United Arab Emirates
| businesses      =
| products        = 
| employees       =
| revenue         = 
| email           = 
| website         = [http://www.radixregistry.com/about-us.php radixregistry.com]
| blog            = 
| facebook        = [https://www.facebook.com/radixregistry RadixRegistry]
| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/radix-registry Radix Registry]
| twitter         = RadixRegistry
| keypeople       = [[Bhavin Turakhia]], Founder<br />[[Sandeep Ramchandani]], CEO
}}

'''Radix''' is a subsidiary business of [[Directi|Directi Group]], a $300 million company based in Dubai and owner of various domain name registrars and web hosting businesses, including [[ResellerClub]], [[Media.net]], [[LogicBoxes]], [[BigRock]], [[Skenzo]], [[WebHosting.info]] and [[.pw The Professional Web]]. Radix was established by its parent company to apply for, and become the registry operator of, 31 [[gTLD|generic top level domain names]] (gTLDs) via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].<ref>[http://www.radixregistry.com/about-us.php About Us]</ref> It had a public launch just weeks before [[ICANN]]'s "reveal day" of June 13, 2012, when all new gTLD applicants and their applications were disclosed.

The company partnered with [[ARI Registry Services]] to serve as its back-end registry service provider for all the gTLDs in its application portfolio.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php]</ref>

==Proposed New gTLDs==
The 31 gTLDs being applied for are:<ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/]</ref>
[[.web]], [[.shop]], [[.bank]], [[.law]], [[.music]], [[.news]], [[.blog]], [[.movie]], [[.baby]],[[.store]], [[.doctor]], [[.hotel]], [[.play]], [[.home]], [[.site]], [[.website]], [[.click]], [[.online]], [[.one]], [[.ping]], [[.space]], [[.world]], [[.press]], [[.chat]], [[.city]], [[.deals]], [[.insurance]], [[.loans]], [[.app]], [[.host]] and [[.hosting]].  More than $30 million was invested by the Directi in its application for the above domain name strings.

===GAC Early Warning===
Radix received a GAC Early Warning as an entire applicant, where each one of the applicants was flagged by the U.S. Government. This seems to be the only time a portfolio applicant had all of their applications warned. The issue does not deal with the technical capabilities or thematic content of their applications, but rather the inclusion of an email address associated with the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation. It seems that Radix included correspondence with this address as a recommendation with each of their applications.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/RadixReg-US-31.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353452704000 RadixReg. GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 27 Nov 2012</ref>

===Withdrawn Applications===
In May 2013, Radix withdrew from the [[.movie]] contention set; a month later it withdrew from the [[.play]] contention set. Both contention sets feature major portfolio competitors, such as [[Google]] and [[Amazon]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13285-todays-new-gtld-withdrawals-play-and-design Todays New gTLD Withdrawals Play and Design, DomainIncite.com] Published & Retrieved 5 Jun 2013</ref>

==Management Team==
* [[Bhavin Turakhia]], Founder & CEO
* [[Namit Merchant]], Director - Strategy
* [[Brijesh Joshi]], Director - Finance

==References==
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