What we do
Every name your firm will ever need.
Your fund's name is your first LP pitch. Your portfolio founders' naming problems become your problems — every one of them will burn weeks agonizing over a domain instead of building. DomainGold takes naming and domains completely off your plate, and turns your firm's digital real estate into an asset that appreciates.
Built for the solo GP who just hung their own shingle — and priced for people who understand what a name is worth.
Fourteen services, one relationship. Pick what you need now; the rest is there when you do.
01
Fund Identity Acquisition
$15,000 per engagement
We find and secure the domain your firm deserves — not the .vc compromise, not the hyphenated fallback.
- Curated shortlist matched to your fund's name and thesis
- Full acquisition end-to-end: negotiation, escrow, transfer
- Defensive registrations (.com, .vc, .capital, key socials)
For the GP who wants LPs to take them seriously from the first email. Domain purchase price separate.
02
Portfolio Company Naming & Domain Procurement
$6,000 per company
Your founders stop wasting sprint cycles on namecheap roulette. Send them to us.
- 3–5 ownable name + domain options per company
- Startup-friendly acquisition strategy — the .com without the 7-figure ransom when possible, honest counsel when it's worth paying
- Negotiation and transfer handled; founder signs one thing
For the GP whose founders keep asking "what should we name it?" Domain purchase price separate.
03
Domain Strategy Advisory
$7,500 sprint · $3,500/mo retainer
Naming architecture for the firm and the portfolio.
- Two-week strategy sprint: brand vs. exact-match vs. invented-name framework
- Renewal discipline — what to keep, what to drop, when to lock 10-year rates
- Rebrand support when a portco outgrows its starter name
For the GP thinking two moves ahead. Retainer minimum 3 months.
04
Premium Domain Brokerage
15% success fee · $7,500 minimum
Buy or sell at the top of the market, with someone who actually knows it.
- Off-market sourcing through private seller networks
- Negotiation by someone who does this weekly
- Secure escrow and transfer handling start to finish
For the GP chasing a name that "isn't for sale" — everything is for sale. $2,500 engagement retainer, credited on close.
05
Portfolio Domain Management
$6,000/yr · up to 75 domains
Your names, managed like the assets they are.
- Consolidated renewal calendar — nothing expires by accident
- Cost optimization: kill the junk, lock decade rates on keepers
- Transfer and consolidation across registrars
For the GP who'd rather never think about a renewal email again. Up to 250 domains: $12,000/yr.
06
Domain Intelligence
Insider free · Deal Desk $9,000/yr
Know what names are worth before you negotiate.
- DomainGold Insider — the monthly brief on sales and pricing trends
- Deal Desk: private comps and pricing guidance on demand
- Quarterly valuation review of firm + portfolio holdings
For the GP who wants data, not vibes, at the negotiating table.
Specialized services
For the situations where "just buy a domain" doesn't cover it.
07
Stealth Acquisitions
$10,000 engagement + brokerage
Buy the domain without anyone knowing it's you.
- Anonymous negotiation with DomainGold as buyer of record
- WHOIS privacy and escrow structured to hide the real party
- Competitors can't front-run what they can't see
For stealth startups and the VCs backing them. Brokerage terms apply on close.
08
Drop-Watch
$2,500/yr per watchlist
The name you want is taken. We watch it until it isn't.
- Up to 20 names monitored for expiry, deletion, and ownership changes
- Instant alert + first-move acquisition when one drops
- Backorder and auction bidding handled
For the founder obsessing over one perfect taken name. Acquisition cost separate.
09
Founder Naming Sprint
$1,500 flat
90 minutes in, name and domain strategy out.
- Live working session with the founding team
- Name candidates scored on ownability and domain availability
- Domain acquisition game plan with real price expectations
The wedge — half of these turn into full procurement engagements.
10
Domain Due Diligence
$3,500 per deal
Before you wire the Series A, make sure they own the name.
- Ownership and registrar verification of the startup's domains
- Trademark conflict and defensive-gap analysis
- Transfer-risk report with remediation steps
Fits your diligence checklist like a glove.
11
Brand Protection Audit
$4,000 flat
One sweep. Every gap found.
- Typosquat and lookalike domain discovery
- TLD and social-handle coverage gaps
- Prioritized takedown + registration action plan
Every funded startup needs this and nobody does it.
12
Accelerator White-Label
$25,000 per batch
Every batch company named right, under your brand.
- Naming + domain procurement for the full cohort
- Founder naming workshops during the program
- Your accelerator's name on the whole thing
You're not just applying to accelerators — you're selling them.
13
Family Office Domain Portfolios
From $50,000
Digital real estate as an alternative asset class.
- Curated portfolio built to thesis: AI, brandables, geo, category killers
- Acquisition, management, and disposition strategy
- Quarterly valuation reporting
Highest ticket, lowest volume. HNW and family offices only.
14
DomainGold Index
$2,500/yr
The data layer this industry never had.
- Quarterly report on domain sales, pricing trends, and category movement
- Private comps database access for subscribers
- First look at what the market's actually doing
Plants the flag for the Bloomberg terminal for domains.
Bundles
Where the smart money goes.
New firms
Solo GP Launch
$25,000 one-time
Everything a new firm needs in its first year:
- Fund Identity Acquisition
- 12 months of Portfolio Domain Management
- One Domain Strategy Sprint
Separately $28,500.
Full stack
Firm + Portfolio Annual
$45,000 / year
One relationship. Every name your firm and portfolio will ever need:
- Naming + procurement for up to 8 portcos per year
- Portfolio Domain Management
- Quarterly strategy advisory check-ins
- Deal Desk intelligence
One associate costs 3x this and can't negotiate a domain to save their life.
A note on pricing: one week of an associate's time costs more than most of this menu. If the price feels high, compare it to the cost of your founders naming things badly for a month.
The network
Hiring DomainGold plugs you into a community most VCs never see. You're not buying a vendor — you're getting a node in the network where digital real estate actually trades.
Southern California Domainers
An active meetup community of domain investors, builders, and brand strategists. Real relationships, real deal flow, real off-market names.
The Insider readership
Founders, investors, and operators reading DomainGold Insider every month. Your firm gets in front of them.
Warm intros
Naming conversations turn into relationship conversations. We meet founders at their most ambitious moment — naming the company — and connect the dots.
Seller & broker network
Private sellers, fellow investors, and brokers who move names quietly. When you need a name, we know who holds it.
How it works
1
Intro call
20 minutes. Your fund, your thesis, your naming headaches.
2
Game plan
We map your firm's domain needs + a standing offer for your portcos.
3
Execution
We source, negotiate, and close. You get back to backing founders.
Start here
Let's talk names.
Start a domain brief and tell us what you're building — a fund, a portco, or the name you can't stop thinking about.