Domain Acquisition for Venture Capital, Without Tipping Off the Seller.
A fund's name tells a seller there's money behind the offer, and a fresh round tells them roughly how much. We acquire domains for venture firms and their portfolio companies without revealing who's buying, negotiate the price and the terms, and close through escrow. You pay nothing unless the domain is acquired.
Sellers read funding news too. Once a fund is behind the offer, they price the round, not the domain.
Keep the round out of the negotiation.
From a portfolio company's first upgrade to the fund's own name.
Post-raise upgrades
A company outgrows its stopgap domain after a round. We go after the exact-match .com without the new money becoming the seller's bargaining chip.
Stealth rebrands and launches
Secure the name before the announcement, so the company goes public on the right domain from day one.
The fund's own domain
Upgrading the firm's own name, or securing one for a new fund, handled with the same discretion.
Requests across the portfolio
Platform teams can bring each company's domain request to one senior negotiator, instead of every founder starting from zero.
Owners anywhere
We regularly negotiate with owners in other countries and handle the cross-border logistics that come with it.
Deals that fit the runway
Price is one lever. Payment timing gets negotiated too, so a purchase can fit how a young company actually pays.
Why should a venture firm use a domain broker?
Because the buyer's identity is part of the price. A seller who learns that a venture-backed company, or the fund behind it, wants their domain has every reason to ask for more. A buyer-side broker keeps both names out of the conversation, so the negotiation stays about the domain.
It also protects founders' time. Tracking down an owner, waiting out slow replies and working through escrow can take weeks of attention a young company can't spare.
When a funded company goes direct, the round goes with it.
| The portfolio company goes direct | Working with DomainConvo |
|---|---|
| The seller looks up the company and finds the round | The seller never learns which company or fund is buying |
| A founder squeezes negotiation in between board meetings | One senior negotiator runs it from first message to closing |
| A rushed offer before launch sets a high floor | Timing and approach are planned before anyone makes contact |
| A first "no" stalls the rebrand | If the owner isn't ready, we step back and revisit when the timing is right |
| Wiring a large sum to a stranger | Every closing runs through a trusted escrow service |
| Budget spent whether or not it closes | Nothing owed unless the domain is acquired |
Four steps from first message to a closed deal.
Share the name and the company
Tell us which company needs which domain, and anything already tried. Every inquiry is handled anonymously.
Get a straight read
We review ownership, comparable sales and market conditions, then tell you honestly whether the name is worth pursuing and what it may take.
We approach and negotiate, anonymously
Neither the fund nor the portfolio company is named. We negotiate price, payment timing and transfer terms on your behalf.
Close through escrow
Funds and the domain change hands at the same time through a trusted escrow service, and the domain moves into the company's registrar account.
One point of contact. No cost unless it works.
We agree on terms before any work begins, and if we don't acquire the domain, you owe nothing. A willing owner can close in days or weeks, while a reluctant one can take months, so it helps to start well before a launch date is set.
Every engagement is led personally, from first conversation to closing.
No account managers. No handoffs. You work directly with the CEO from the first message through to completion.
Aligned
No cost unless we deliver
Private
Every inquiry kept
anonymous
Secure
Escrow-protected
transactions
Our in-house approach has saved clients millions in domain acquisition costs. Their continued return for every domain need is our strongest proof of trust.
