We Are Someone

What We Are Someone does

Dropcatch.nl is a Dutch domain name acquisition service operated by Catch22.eu B.V., a private limited company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Papendrecht, Netherlands. The service specializes in capturing .nl domain names within seconds of their release from the mandatory 40-day quarantine period managed by SIDN, the registry for .nl domains. Customers identify desired domains listed on SIDN.nl, submit requests via the Dropcatch.nl platform by the prior Tuesday between 11:00 and 14:30, and the company's automated systems attempt registration at the moment of release.

The core technology is a proprietary rapid registration system designed to outperform manual registration attempts, with automation as the primary technical differentiator. The business model is transactional: a flat fee of €45 (excluding VAT) applies when only one party requests a domain, while contested domains are allocated via short auction to the highest bidder. The service targets domain investors and Dutch businesses seeking specific .nl domains for investment or brand protection, sold entirely through a self-serve direct-to-consumer web platform. The "We Are Someone" identity appears to be a customer domain captured by Dropcatch.nl rather than the operating entity itself.

The business operates with no disclosed headcount, no external funding, and no executive team information in the source data. Its commercial footprint is single-country (Netherlands) and single-TLD (.nl), and its critical dependency is on SIDN as the registry authority. There is no evidence of adjacent TLD coverage, geographic expansion, or AI-driven capabilities.

Name

We Are Someone

Legal name

Catch22.eu B.V.

Website

https://wearesomeone.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catch22.eu B.V. operates Dropcatch.nl, a Dutch self-serve platform that automates rapid registration of .nl domain names within seconds of their release from SIDN quarantine, serving domain investors and businesses seeking specific .nl domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boxmeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration Services: Charges customers a fee for successfully registering desired .nl domain names as they become available after quarantine. If only one customer is interested, a flat fee of €45 applies. If multiple customers want the same domain, an auction determines who gets the registration service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dropcatch.nl is a specialized service that captures .nl domain names immediately after their 40-day quarantine period expires, using an automated system that registers domains within seconds of release. Customers register on the platform free of charge, submit a desired .nl domain name, and Dropcatch.nl attempts to register it during SIDN's 11:00–14:30 CET window on the Tuesday preceding the release date. A successful single-bidder registration costs €45 excl. VAT; contested domains are resolved through a short auction.

Product overview

We Are Someone operates Dropcatch.nl, a specialized domain name acquisition service focused on .nl (Dutch) domains. The core offering is the Dropcatch.nl platform which monitors domain names entering quarantine and enables rapid registration within seconds of release. When a client requests a domain name, Dropcatch.nl attempts to register it during a specific daily window (11:00-14:30) on the Tuesday before the domain becomes available. Pricing is €45 excl. BTW for single-bidder registrations, with auction-based pricing for competitive domain names.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dropcatch.nl A domain name acquisition service that rapidly registers .nl domain names immediately after their 40-day quarantine period expires. Customers register for free on the platform, submit their desired .nl domain, and Dropcatch.nl's automated system attempts to register the domain during SIDN's 11:00–14:30 CET window on the Tuesday before release. Pricing is €45 excl. VAT for single-bidder registrations; contested domains are resolved via a short auction.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SIDN.nlcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIDN.nl is the registry for .nl domain names. Dropcatch.nl relies on SIDN's domain availability information to identify when .nl domain names will be released from quarantine. Customers use SIDN.nl to verify release dates before submitting registration requests to Dropcatch.nl.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Sedo: Largest domain aftermarket and brokerage marketplace, focused on buying and selling existing domains rather than catching drops. Comparable ecosystem participant for customers who ultimately want to trade .nl names Dropcatch.nl helps them acquire.
• Afternic (Identity Digital): Domain aftermarket and resale platform integrated with registrar networks. Adjacent to Dropcatch.nl's customer journey, as customers who win drops often resell through Afternic, but not a direct drop-catching competitor.

Direct peers

• DropCatch.com: US-based drop-catching service that registers expiring and pending-delete domains across multiple gTLDs and ccTLDs within seconds of release. Directly comparable mechanism (seconds-fast automated registration of just-released domains) but at much broader TLD scale than Dropcatch.nl.
• SnapNames: Long-standing drop-catching and backorder platform for expiring domains, offering customers the ability to place backorders that are attempted the moment a name is released. Same core drop-catching product category as Dropcatch.nl, but multi-TLD and global.
• Pool.com: Domain drop-catching and backorder service that competes to register domains as they become available. Operates the same seconds-fast automated registration model as Dropcatch.nl across a wider set of TLDs.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: Largest retail registrar, offering domain backordering, aftermarket, and auction services alongside a much wider hosting and SMB product suite. Indirectly competes for the same drop-catching use case but as one of many offerings.
• Namecheap: Large retail registrar offering domain backordering and aftermarket services as part of a broader domain management portfolio. Comparable in that customers can attempt to capture dropped domains, but Namecheap is a broad incumbent rather than a drop-catching specialist.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WearesomeoneEindhoven
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wearesomeone

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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