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    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .ventures is a generic gTLD applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string targets businesses, startups and projects using the word "ventures" to signal commercial activity, projects or entrepreneurial initiatives. The registry operator is Donuts (Binky Lake, LLC).

    History

    • Donuts (Binky Lake, LLC) was the sole applicant for the .ventures string in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • A Registry Agreement for .ventures was signed by ICANN on 27 August 2013 after passing Initial Evaluation.
    • .ventures was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 6 November 2013.
    • On the delegation day Donuts had nine gTLDs delegated, including .camera, .clothing, .lighting, .singles, .voyage, .guru, .holdings and .equipment.

    Usage and Audience

    • The TLD is positioned for a broad audience: businesses, entrepreneurs, venture projects and other registrants attracted to the generic term "ventures".
    • Donuts described .ventures as facilitating search, self-expression, information sharing and the provision of legitimate goods and services.
    • The operator emphasized inclusiveness and open access rather than restrictive eligibility rules for second-level registrations.

    Registration Rules

    • Donuts announced a Sunrise period starting 26 November 2013 and closing 24 January 2014.
    • Donuts stated it would not hold a Landrush period for its first seven gTLDs (including .ventures) and would go directly to general availability on 29 January 2013.
    • The registry application commits to open registration policies while implementing protections against abuse and trademark harms instead of imposing eligibility-based restrictions.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • Donuts' application asserts that .ventures will introduce consumer choice and competition to the DNS namespace and better facilitate search and online identity.
    • The operator pledged an array of protections intended to minimize fraud and abuse and to protect trademark rights, aiming to operate the TLD with fewer incidents of abuse than incumbent TLDs.

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
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domain:       VENTURES

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.VENTURES 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:11 65.22.24.11
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.VENTURES 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:11 65.22.25.11
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.VENTURES 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:11 65.22.26.11
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.VENTURES 161.232.12.11 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:11
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.VENTURES 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:11 65.22.27.11
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.VENTURES 161.232.13.11 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:11
ds-rdata:     43132 8 2 5ad3e6b74a570bbd7ea2f84c87e6bfc6c305233383d14f29074f3e6e4a03a810

whois:        whois.nic.ventures

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2013-10-31
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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