.ventures Domain Registration India
.ventures is an unrestricted generic top-level domain bought mainly by venture funds, startup programmes and joint-venture businesses, run by Binky Moon, LLC under Identity Digital and delegated on 6 November 2013. WebJi® lists it at ₹9,471 registration and ₹11,374 renewal a year, before 18% GST, per the 4 November 2026 billing read.
Registry facts, renewal-budget arithmetic and naming ideas for Indian funds, studios and joint ventures.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹9,471/yr
- Renewal
- ₹11,374/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What the .ventures extension is
.ventures is an unrestricted generic top-level domain that reads as a statement of ambition — registered mostly by venture funds, startup programmes and joint-venture businesses. IANA records its delegation on 6 November 2013 under ICANN's new gTLD programme, and the string moved in a 2018 batch of 196 extensions to its present manager, Binky Moon, LLC, an Identity Digital registry company that also runs .capital, .fund and .enterprises.
The zone is DNSSEC-signed at the root, labels run 2–63 characters in Latin script, and terms run 1 to 10 years. Identity Digital's own market description for the string names venture capital investment firms, business financial services, business consultants and programmes for entrepreneurs — which is exactly how Indian buyers read it too.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic TLD, no eligibility test |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital) |
| Delegated | 6 November 2013 |
| DNSSEC | Signed (secure delegation) |
| Label | 2–63 characters, Latin script, inner hyphens |
| Term | 1 to 10 years |
Who registers .ventures names in India?
Indian buyers of .ventures are people who back or build new businesses: angel networks, micro-funds, accelerators, family-office investment arms and startup studios. The word does the positioning for them — a visitor sees ambition and risk capital before a single line of the pitch deck loads.
| Indian buyer | Name idea | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-fund writing early cheques | earlyticket.ventures | Says seed-stage focus outright |
| Angel syndicate platform | syndicate.ventures | Community of backers under one label |
| Accelerator or incubator | garage.ventures | Building-room energy for founders |
| Family-office JV and bets arm | secondchair.ventures | Separates new bets from the core business |
| Founder-education programme | buildschool.ventures | Courses framed as company-building |
A caution from the naming desk: funds operating in India answer to SEBI's registration framework, and the domain itself imposes nothing. The extension describes the activity; it neither confers nor replaces regulatory status.
Cost of a .ventures domain at WebJi®
A .ventures registration is ₹9,471 and each renewal year ₹11,374, before 18% GST, per the WebJi® billing read of 4 November 2026. This is one of the pricier open strings on the shelf, so the multi-year arithmetic deserves attention before you commit.
| Holding period | Calculation | Total (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | registration only | 9,471 |
| 3 years | 9,471 + 11,374 + 11,374 | 32,219 |
| 5 years | 9,471 + 4 × 11,374 | 54,967 |
These totals are planning figures, not prepaid packages; checkout confirms current charges, and registry-premium labels quote higher before payment.
| Extension | Registration (₹) | Renewal (₹) | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| .ventures | 9,471 | 11,374 | Risk capital and new bets |
| .capital | 9,471 | 11,374 | Same band; money-management tone |
| .fund | 9,471 | 11,374 | Explicit fund identity |
| .enterprises | 4,562 | 4,846 | Company-building at half the price |
Eligibility and restrictions on .ventures
Nothing gates a .ventures registration — no charter, licence or minimum capital is checked, and the first paid order takes the name. The obligations that exist are the ordinary gTLD ones: accurate WHOIS contacts, a mailbox that receives verification and renewal notices, and use within the registry's acceptable-use policy.
- Documents needed: none; a GSTIN is optional and only affects the invoice.
- Eligible holders: individuals, proprietorships, companies, LLPs, societies and trusts, Indian or foreign.
- Premium labels: quoted before payment, renewed at the premium rate.
- Privacy: WHOIS privacy available where registry policy permits.
Registering a .ventures name with WebJi®, step by step
One order creates the name — search, contact details, term, payment in INR — and there is no approval stage to wait through. The whole registration process runs the same way as every open gTLD on WebJi®.
- Check your string in the search box above; free, taken and premium states show immediately.
- Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in WHOIS.
- Pick a term from 1 to 10 years and pay by UPI, card or net-banking; the GST invoice is issued at once.
- Point nameservers at your host and wait a few hours for propagation.
- Switch on auto-renew so the ₹11,374 renewal never depends on an unread email.
Once the fund site is live
A portfolio page or deal-room on .ventures needs no special infrastructure — a small site starts on shared hosting and grows into a VPS when traffic justifies it. Founders@yourfund.ventures mailboxes come from business email; the domain renewal guide covers grace and redemption windows, and domain transfer explains consolidating names you already hold elsewhere. Support at support@webji.services replies in Hindi or English, average first response under an hour.
Frequently asked questions
Who operates the .ventures registry?
Binky Moon, LLC, an Identity Digital registry company based in Bellevue, Washington. IANA delegated the string on 6 November 2013, and it reached Binky Moon in a 2018 transfer of 196 extensions. The same manager runs .capital, .fund and .enterprises.
Why is .ventures more expensive than .com?
Registry pricing, not registrar margin: .ventures sits in a premium band at ₹9,471 registration and ₹11,374 renewal, against ₹1,380 and ₹1,480 for .com, all before GST per the 4 November 2026 billing read. If the wording matters more than the exact word, .enterprises lists at ₹4,562.
Does registering .ventures make us a venture fund in India?
No. The domain is a label only. Collecting pooled investments in India falls under SEBI's registration requirements, and the registry checks none of this. Register the name freely, but handle regulatory status separately with your counsel.
What does a five-year .ventures hold cost?
₹54,967 before GST as a planning scenario: ₹9,471 for year one plus four renewal years at ₹11,374. Checkout confirms current charges, and premium labels cost more.
Can an LLP or a society register .ventures?
Yes. Any natural person or legal entity anywhere in the world can hold the name — the zone has no eligibility test, so LLPs, societies, trusts and companies register exactly as individuals do.
Is DNSSEC available on .ventures?
Yes. The root delegation is signed, and you can publish DS records for your own name through a DNS host that supports signing.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Registry facts checked against IANA on 15 November 2026; prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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