Clarity.com founder says his company paid $3.5 million for the domain
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A company that runs a website for investors in private businesses paid $3.5 million for the internet address Clarity.com. Its founder said on LinkedIn that the price was a lot of money, but he feels good about it when he compares it with other big domain sales. A domain is the web address people type to visit a site.
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Sam Desai, founder and chief executive of a venture investment platform formerly known as Hiive.com, has said on LinkedIn that his company paid $3.5 million for Clarity.com. The company has moved visitors from its old site to the new domain. Its own description of the platform says it connects venture investors with opportunities in the private market.
Desai said he had wondered whether such a large purchase was worth it. He added that, when he set it against what other buyers have paid for domains, he feels much better about the decision.
To make his case, Desai listed several earlier .com purchases. Kris Marszalek bought AI .com for $70 million. Club .com changed hands for $10 million, Green .com for $7.5 million, Voice .com for $30 million and Rocket .com for $15 million. He also pointed to Shopify, which acquired shop .com for an estimated $100 million.
Desai argued that the .com name is one of the last clear brand defenses left, because almost any idea or image can now be copied. He presented this as the reason his company made the purchase.
DNJournal A domain trade publication known for its charts of top reported sales. Full definition of DNJournal says Nikul Sanghvi of HyperNames.com drew its attention to Desai’s post, which was published on October 16, 2026.