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Analyzing startup domain names

What MassChallenge’s first Texas class reveals regarding domain name usage.

Startup accelerator MassChallenge has disclosed the inaugural class of 84 startups for its Texas accelerator. The firms are in a number of industries, so I thought it would be interesting to see what types of domains the firms are using.

67 of the firms in the notice are linked to websites. Here’s the breakdown of domains they use:

.COM 56
.ORG 2
.CO 2
.NET 2
.US 1
.ME 1
.AI 1
.MEDIA 1
.CA 1

84% of the firms use .com domain names.

Let’s look at some of the firms that don’t use a .com:

FastVisa.us – the .us domain makes sense since the firm helps people with U.S. immigration.

NextPlay.ai – an enterprise Artificial Intelligence startup.

Open.media – the firm’s name is Open Media. OpenMedia.com has been registered since 1995.

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