Donuts (company)
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Type of site | Private |
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
| Key people | Bruce Jaffe, CEO Paul Stahura, Co-founder and Executive Chair Jonathon Nevett, Co-founder David Rostov, CFO |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | https://donuts.domains |
Donuts Inc. is a domain name registry with a portfolio of 242 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), as made possible by ICANN's gTLD expansion program. It was co-founded in 2010 by Paul Stahura, Jonathon Nevett, Richard Tindal, and Daniel Schindler. The company's headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington.
In September 2012, Donuts was ranked #14 in The Wall Street Journal's Top 50 Start-Ups for 2012. It was also the newest start-up on the list.[2] In 2017, founding CEO Paul Stahura became Executive Chair of the board of directors, and board member Bruce Jaffe became CEO. In July 2017, Donuts acquired Rightside, further augmenting its top-level domain portfolio, and was ranked #1 on the Deloitte Fast 500 North America list.[3]
On Sep 5, 2018 Donuts entered into an agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Abry Partners.[4]
In March 2020, Donuts named Mina Neuberg as its new Chief Marketing Officer.[5]
References
- ^ "donuts.domains Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Looking for the 'Next Big Thing'? Ranking the Top 50 Start-Ups, Online.WSJ.com. Published September 2012.
- ^ "Top five 2017 North America Fast 500 winners". Deloitte. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Abry Partners Enters Into Agreement to Invest Majority Stake in Donuts Inc". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Donuts hires CMO, signifying upshift in marketing strategy". Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.