Our Story

We believe your
domain is your
first impression

DomainVault was founded with a simple mission: make domain registration transparent, affordable, and genuinely delightful. No dark patterns. No surprise renewal fees. Just the right domain at the right price.

We've helped 48,000+ businesses, creators, and developers establish their digital identity — and we're just getting started.

Company Metrics · 2024
48,000+
Registered customers globally
2.4M+
Domains under management
99.97%
DNS uptime last 12 months

What We Stand For

Built on principles

Everything we build is guided by a commitment to honesty, reliability, and putting our customers first.

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Radical Transparency

Our prices are the same on day one and day 1,000. We show renewal costs upfront, never hide fees, and never charge you for things you didn't ask for.

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Infrastructure First

Our DNS infrastructure runs on Anycast nodes across 6 continents. We obsess over reliability because your domain being down means your business is down.

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Privacy by Default

WHOIS privacy is not a premium add-on. It's included free, by default, on every domain. Your personal data stays private, period.

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Speed of Thought

Search results in under 200ms. Checkout in under 2 minutes. DNS propagation in under 60 seconds. We've optimized every step of the experience.

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Genuine Support

When you need help, you reach a real person who understands domains. We have a 4-hour response time guarantee on all support tickets.

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Customer Ownership

You own your domain — fully. No lock-in, no transfer fees out, no artificial hurdles. If you want to move elsewhere, we make it easy.

DomainVault office
San Francisco, CA — HQ
2019

Started with a frustration

Our founders were building their third startup when they hit the same wall everyone hits: domain registrars with confusing pricing, hidden renewal fees, and interfaces that hadn't been updated since 2008.

They built DomainVault initially as an internal tool. Then their friends wanted to use it. Then their investors. Then it became clear there was a real need for something better.

In 2019, DomainVault launched publicly with one mission: create the domain registrar that treats customers like adults. No dark patterns. No upsell gauntlets. Just a great product at fair prices.

The Team

Built by people who
love the web

JM
James Mercer
CEO & Co-founder

3x founder. Previously led product at Cloudflare. Obsessed with DNS and distributed systems.

RL
Rachel Liu
CTO & Co-founder

Infrastructure engineer turned founder. Built the DNS layer from scratch on bare metal.

AK
Arjun Kapoor
Head of Product

Former PM at Stripe. Believes good design is the best growth strategy.

SE
Sofia Eriksson
Head of Growth

Domain investor turned growth leader. Manages our premium marketplace curation.

History

Our journey

2019
DomainVault Launches

Public beta with .com, .net, and .org registration. 500 customers in the first week from a single Product Hunt post.

2020
100k Domains Milestone

Reached 100,000 domains under management. Launched premium domain marketplace with escrow service. Added .io and .co support.

2021
Series A — $12M

Raised $12M Series A led by Sequoia. Expanded DNS infrastructure to 6 continents. Launched bulk registration and domain API.

2022
.ai & .dev Support

Added support for the most-requested TLDs: .ai, .dev, and .app. Launched WHOIS privacy free for all customers retroactively.

2023
Enterprise Tier & API v2

Launched Enterprise plan for domain portfolios. API v2 with full programmatic domain management. Reached 30,000 customers.

2024
48k Customers & Growing

2.4M domains under management. Launched domain appraisal tool, DNS analytics, and expanded to 890+ TLD extensions.

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Own your corner
of the internet

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