.vc Domain Registration India
.vc is the country-code top-level domain of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, delegated in 1991 and open to any registrant worldwide — no local presence required. Indian founders and funds use it as a venture-capital brand ending. WebJi® lists ₹3,450 first year, ₹4,158 renewal, before 18% GST.
Who actually holds a .vc name in India, what the registry permits, and what the first year against renewals costs in rupees.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹3,450/yr
- Renewal
- ₹4,158/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What is the .vc domain?
.vc is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a Caribbean island nation — run by its telecoms ministry with technical operations on Identity Digital infrastructure. The page's registry record carries 3 September 1991 as the creation date (IANA's entry publishes no delegation date), public registrations opened on 9 July 2002 when the zone moved onto a commercial platform, and the root delegation is DNSSEC-signed.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Country-code top-level domain (Latin script) |
| Sponsoring organisation | Ministry of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry, Egmont Street, Kingstown |
| Technical operations | Identity Digital Limited — WHOIS answers at whois.identitydigital.services; nameservers carry the afilias-nst heritage |
| Created | 3 September 1991 per the page's registry record; public registrations from 9 July 2002 |
| DNSSEC | Signed delegation |
| Registration levels | Direct at the second level; third-level options such as com.vc also exist |
| Script and IDN | No IDN tables published — plain ASCII labels |
Outside the registry world, .vc owes its fame to a repurposing: the two letters read as "venture capital", so funds, angel networks and startup brands register .vc names purely for the meaning of the suffix — a use the sovereign ccTLD quietly accommodates under its open policy.
Who registers a .vc domain in India?
Indian holders are mostly early-stage capital people — micro-funds, angel syndicates, startup studios — plus founders claiming a personal brand that fits on a pitch slide. The suffix also gets borrowed for version-control and video-conferencing projects, and Portuguese speakers read vc as "você" (you), which explains some com.vc sites abroad.
| Who | Example name | Why .vc fits |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-VC or Category II AIF | seedfund.vc | The suffix states the asset class outright |
| Angel network or syndicate | puneangels.vc | City plus role reads like a house brand |
| Startup studio | buildlab.vc | One address for a portfolio built in-house |
| Investor personal brand | priyarao.vc | A partner page short enough for a deck footer |
| Deal-flow content site | captable.vc | Explainer hub on terms, dilution and filings |
| Founder community or E-cell | ecell.vc | Memorable tag for campus pitch events |
A .vc name changes nothing about the regulatory side: an Indian fund still works under whatever SEBI registration or exemption applies to it, and the domain is simply the address the brand lives on.
How much does a .vc domain cost in India?
.vc lists at ₹3,450 for the first year and ₹4,158 for every renewal year at WebJi®, before 18% GST, and a transfer into WebJi® bills at ₹3,450. The figures were read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges, and registry-premium names quote separately before payment.
| Extension | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Best for | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .vc | ₹3,450 | ₹4,158 | Two-letter VC ending, open ccTLD | Register → |
| .ventures | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | Joint ventures and new-business brands | Register → |
| .capital | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | Lending, wealth and advisory firms | Register → |
| .fund | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | Funds that want the word spelled out | Register → |
The two-letter code undercuts every spelled-out alternative in the table — that price gap is the honest argument for .vc when the VC reading is what you want anyway.
| Term | Working | Budget (₹) | With 18% GST (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹3,450 | 3,450 | 4,071.00 |
| 3 years | ₹3,450 + 2 × ₹4,158 | 11,766 | 13,883.88 |
| 5 years | ₹3,450 + 4 × ₹4,158 | 20,082 | 23,696.76 |
These sums are a planning scenario — the first year plus listed renewals — not a prepaid multi-year package. GST at 18% applies on the invoice; registered businesses claim input credit.
Who can register a .vc name — any residency or documents?
The published registry policy records "Registration restrictions: None" — no Vincentian address, citizenship or company papers, so an Indian registrant uses Indian contact details. Where any registry-side condition is unclear, WebJi® confirms eligibility at checkout before you pay, rather than after.
- Local presence: none published; registrations are direct at the second level (com.vc and siblings exist as third-level options).
- Documents: none asked for by the zone; keep registrant contact data accurate and the mailbox reachable.
- Allocation: first completed order wins — an available name is not held while you decide.
- Premium names: short or common strings carry registry premiums, quoted before payment and renewed at that rate.
- Privacy: WHOIS privacy applies wherever the registry permits a proxy.
.vc against .ventures, .capital and .in for an Indian brand
Choose .vc when the two-letter VC reading carries the brand; choose a spelled-out finance gTLD when the word itself must be unambiguous, and .in when the business is Indian-first. Extensions are not ranking factors — the address is judged by the visitor, not the algorithm.
- .vc — ₹3,450/₹4,158; short, memorable, and the fund reading is instant in the ecosystem.
- .ventures — ₹9,471/₹11,374; spells out "venture" for audiences outside the startup bubble.
- .capital — ₹9,471/₹11,374; leans toward lending and wealth management rather than early-stage risk.
- .in — ₹1,000 flat; the base for the firm's Indian identity, with .vc held as the short slide-friendly alias.
A common split: the fund's .in or .com holds the compliance pages and disclosures, while the .vc name redirects to the deal-flow or portfolio page people actually circulate.
After you register a .vc domain
A .vc name resolves anywhere within hours: point the nameservers at your host, add records, and both site and mail follow. A fund one-pager or portfolio page sits comfortably on shared hosting from ₹299 a month, addresses like deals@yourfund.vc run on business email, and the domain renewal guide covers grace and redemption so a lapse never takes the deck link down. Moves between registrars follow the domain transfer process; WebJi® bills a .vc transfer at ₹3,450, and as a ccTLD it sits outside the ICANN transfer policy that governs .com, though the registry platform applies its own short post-registration locks.
Frequently asked questions
What does .vc stand for?
Officially it is the ISO country code of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The startup world repurposes it as "venture capital", and in Portuguese vc reads as "você" — you — which is why some Brazilian personal sites use com.vc.
Who runs the .vc registry?
The Ministry of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry in Kingstown sponsors the string, and Identity Digital Limited operates the technical infrastructure — registry WHOIS answers at whois.identitydigital.services, on nameservers that carry the old Afilias names.
Can I register a .vc domain from India without a Saint Vincent address?
Yes — the published policy states "Registration restrictions: None", so registrants anywhere, including India, use their own contact details, first-come, first-served. WebJi® still confirms any registry-side condition at checkout before payment.
What does a .vc domain cost for three years?
₹11,766 before GST at current WebJi® billing — ₹3,450 for year one plus two renewals at ₹4,158 each; with 18% GST the planning total is ₹13,883.88. Premium names quote separately and renew at the premium rate.
How do I transfer a .vc domain to WebJi®?
Request the authorisation code from your current registrar and start the transfer here; WebJi® bills a .vc transfer at ₹3,450. As a country code, .vc sits outside the ICANN 60-day rule that governs .com, but the registry platform applies its own locks after registration or a transfer.
Is .vc signed with DNSSEC, and are IDN names available?
The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so you can secure your own name once your DNS provider supports signing. No IDN tables are published for .vc, so labels stay plain ASCII — letters, digits and inner hyphens.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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