Shayan Rostam

Shayan Rostam is a prominent figure in the domain name industry and a co-founder of D3 Global, a company that recently raised $5 million in seed funding to bridge web3 domain names with traditional DNS.1 He currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at D3 Global.1

Rostam's professional background includes:

1. Founder of Internet Naming Co.23
2. Experience in the domain name industry, particularly with new top-level domains (TLDs)1

His LinkedIn profile indicates that he is based in Manhattan Beach and has over 500 connections on the platform.2 Rostam is also listed as a speaker at NamesCon Global, a major conference in the domain name industry.34

D3 Global, the company Rostam co-founded, aims to:

1. Apply for and acquire new top-level domains during ICANN's upcoming application window
2. Offer secure identities natively supported on all browsers and devices
3. Introduce interoperability between web2 and web3
4. Create an on-chain marketplace for legacy domains, supporting the tokenization of over 1,000 TLDs

Rostam's involvement in D3 Global, along with other industry veterans like Fred Hsu and Paul Stahura, demonstrates his continued commitment to innovation in the domain name space, particularly in bridging traditional DNS with emerging web3 technologies.1