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Internet domain name registry
Donuts Inc. was a
domain name registrar and
registry providing paid domain names under 270 new
generic top-level domains (gTLDs), as made possible by
ICANN 's
gTLD expansion program , as well as 173 other TLDs including
.au (
ccTLD ) and
.org (
gTLD managed by the
Public Interest Registry ), through its own registry status (for example, managing the
.social
gTLD ) and contracts between its subsidiaries and other registries.
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It was co-founded in 2010 by Paul Stahura, Jonathon Nevett, Richard Tindal, and Daniel Schindler.
[1] The company's headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington.
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In July 2017, Donuts acquired Rightside, along with domain registrar
Name.com .
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On August 11, 2018, Donuts entered into an agreement to be acquired by
private equity firm Abry Partners.
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In December 2020, Donuts acquired the registry division of
Afilias , Inc.,
[10]
[11] a registry, registrar and mobile software developer
[12] headquartered outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In January 2021,
Ethos Capital acquired Donuts after their failed bid to gain control over the .org internet domain.
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In 2022, Afilias and Donuts Inc were merged under
Identity Digital .
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References
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"Donuts Inc.'s major play for new Web domain names raises eyebrows" . washingtonpost.com . Retrieved September 24, 2012 .
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"Home" . Donuts Inc . Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
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"The Cybersecurity 202: Internet domain names are ripe for scam during coronavirus crisis" . washingtonpost.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
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"Donuts raises $110M in financing to buy Rightside" . geekwire.com . June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
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"Domain name company Donuts Inc. is gobbled up by private equity firm" . bizjournals.com . Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
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"Donuts raises $110M in financing to buy Rightside" . bizjournals.com . Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
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"Anguilla, with its domain name, cashes in on a quirky trend" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
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"Abry Partners Enters Into Agreement to Invest Majority Stake in Donuts Inc" . www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ Lohr, Steve (February 4, 2020).
"Tropical Breezes, Pristine Beaches and a Domain Name to Die For" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
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"Donuts Acquires Afilias" . afilias.info . Retrieved December 29, 2020 .
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"Donuts Inc.'s Acquisition Of Afilias, Inc" . globallegalchronicle.com . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
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"Donuts Inc. to Acquire Afilias, Inc. - Donuts News" . donuts.news . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
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"Ethos Capital to Acquire Controlling Interest of Donuts Inc. - Donuts News" . donuts.news . Archived from
the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021 .
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"Ethos Capital To Acquire Controlling Interest of Donuts Inc" . ethoscapital.com . Archived from
the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ Allemann, Andrew (June 22, 2022).
"Donuts rebrands to Identity Digital" . Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News . Retrieved July 12, 2022 .
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