STAGES

What STAGES does

STAGES is a Netherlands-domiciled, 8-employee operator of stages.se, a self-serve domain name marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of domain names through an escrow-protected transaction model. The platform's primary product is a domain purchase landing page (currently listing 'sveltekit-prerender' for sale) where buyers transact free of charge while sellers pay a commission to the platform. Underlying the marketplace is Nameshift.com's escrow engine, which holds buyer payment until the domain transfer is confirmed and offers a full refund if transfer fails, with a stated average turnaround of 24 hours.

The company's technology stack centers on a localized, multi-language web platform accessible through 15+ country-specific URLs (en-gb, en-us, de-de, fr-fr, it-it, es-es, nl-nl, nl-be, pl-pl, pt-pt, sv-se, tr-tr, zh-cn, de-at, en-ca). Checkout is supported through major card networks (VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) and regional payment rails (iDEAL for Netherlands, Bancontact for Belgium, EPS for Austria, UnionPay for China, JCB for Japan, plus bank transfer). Adjacent services include free domain transfer assistance, automated VAT invoice generation for European buyers, and multi-language UI covering English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, and Chinese.

STAGES operates a horizontal, two-sided GTM targeting individual domain buyers and SMB/investor sellers across Europe, North America, and select Asia markets. Its revenue mechanics are a pure transaction-fee / take-rate model with no subscription or enterprise tier. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent organization, no management team disclosed in source data, and no AI/ML capabilities apparent in its product surface — positioning it as a small, asset-light marketplace operator rather than a technology platform in the venture-scale sense.

Name

STAGES

Legal name

Nameshift.com

Website

https://stages.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STAGES operates stages.se, an 8-person Netherlands-based self-serve domain name marketplace using Nameshift.com escrow to facilitate buyer-protected transactions for individual buyers and SMB sellers across 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domain Name Marketplace

akta.pro primary industry

Escrow Services (BPAJAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Closing Coordination & Transaction Management (Broker/Agent Support) (BPAJAOAH)

Keywords

• Domain name sales
• Domain marketplace
• Domain escrow service
• Domain transfer
• Domain trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijswijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission from domain sellers: Sellers pay a commission fee to Nameshift.com for facilitating the domain sale and providing the escrow transfer service. Buyers receive the service free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

STAGES operates the domain stages.se as a landing page to facilitate the sale of the domain name "sveltekit-prerender" through the Nameshift.com escrow-based domain transfer marketplace. The actual escrow, payment processing, and transfer mechanics are operated by Nameshift.com; STAGES serves as the domain seller/registrant offering the asset to prospective buyers, with buyers paying only the purchase price while the seller covers the commission.

Product overview

STAGES operates as a domain name marketplace landing page (stages.se) that facilitates the purchase of domain names through an escrow service. The primary offering is the domain 'sveltekit-prerender' being sold via Nameshift.com's platform, which provides secure domain transfer with buyer protection (full refund if transfer fails), free assistance, and an average 24-hour transfer turnaround time. The service is free for buyers with the seller paying the commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• sveltekit-prerender domain name (sold via stages.se / Nameshift.com) A domain name listed for sale on the stages.se landing page, with the purchase and transfer facilitated by the Nameshift.com escrow service. Buyers pay only the purchase price with no additional fees; the seller pays the commission. Transfer includes full refund if it cannot be completed and an average 24-hour turnaround.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average domain transfer time: 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Payment processors (VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Bank Transfer)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with major payment processors and regional payment methods (iDEAL, Bancontact, EPS, UnionPay, JCB) to facilitate secure transactions for domain purchases across multiple countries.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Efty: Domain name portfolio management platform with embedded marketplace and transfer tooling. Competes at the seller-side stack layer, offering an alternative path for domain owners to list and sell assets.

Broad incumbents

• Sedo: Global domain marketplace and brokerage with escrow services. Operates a broad portfolio of listings, brokerage, and transfer services comparable to Nameshift's escrow + marketplace offering.
• Namecheap Marketplace: Domain marketplace operated by registrar Namecheap. Offers buy-now and make-offer flows for secondary-market domains, leveraging the registrar's existing customer base and infrastructure.
• Afternic (GoDaddy): One of the largest domain name marketplaces, owned by GoDaddy. Offers domain transfer and sales services with deep integration into the largest domain registrar; competes at the marketplace level but with vastly greater inventory and distribution.

Direct peers

• Escrow.com: The most well-known standalone online escrow service. While broader than domains, it is the most directly comparable escrow-based transaction platform serving buyers and sellers with a commission-based model.
• Dan.com: Domain name marketplace with built-in escrow and installment payment options. Direct competitor in domain escrow/transfer with a comparable seller-pays, buyer-friendly model.
• Flippa: Online marketplace for buying and selling websites, domains, and digital businesses with built-in escrow. Adjacent transaction category but uses the same escrow + commission + buyer-protection mechanic.
• Squadhelp: Brandable domain and naming marketplace. Competes in the same domain secondary-market segment, with comparable commission-based seller monetization and buyer-side marketplace discovery.
• Undeveloped: Premium domain marketplace with built-in escrow and 'buy now' or 'make offer' flows. Closely mirrors Nameshift's marketplace + escrow + buyer-protection positioning.
• BrandBucket: Brandable domain marketplace with curated listings. Competes for the same buyer persona (entrepreneurs, brand builders) purchasing domain assets through a trusted intermediary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stagesstockholm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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