SnapNames
Company

Last deal

$3.3M

Amount

Series B

Stage

31.12.2001

Date

3

all rounds

$8.8M

Total amount

date founded

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About Company
SnapNames is a domain name marketplace that allows customers to acquire previously registered domain names through auctions.

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founded date

01.01.2000

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

SnapNames, a member of the Oversee.net family of companies, was established in 2000 as the first platform to offer technology for "back-ordering" registered domain names. They acquire and auction the majority of expired domain names from major top-level domains, giving customers access to millions of domain names as soon as they become available. In addition to daily auctions and premium auctions, SnapNames also offers domain brokerage services to connect buyers and sellers of premium or rare domains.
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