Venkatesh Venkatasubramanian

About Venkatesh

Venkatesh Venkatasubramanian is one of the most recognized independent consultants in the domain name industry, specializing in ICANN accreditation and new gTLD application strategy. Over the past decade, he has helped more than 40 companies become ICANN-accredited registrars—including leading names like UnstoppableDomains.com, Regery.com, and Atom.com. Through his consultancy Dotup ICANN Accreditation Consultancy, he offers end-to-end services that cover everything from eligibility assessment to post-accreditation compliance and operations setup.

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Venkatesh is also the founder of NewgTLDProgram.com, a dedicated platform for guiding brands, startups, and institutions through ICANN’s New gTLD application process. With deep knowledge of ICANN’s policies, registrar infrastructure, and global DNS operations, Venkatesh brings both strategic clarity and practical execution to every client engagement. Venkatesh helps BRANDS in .BRAND TLD, Governments in GeoTLD & TLD Registry's in Generic TLD applications. 

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He is the author of the best-selling industry guide ICANN Accreditation Made Easy and a frequent speaker at global domain and internet governance conferences including ICANN, APTLD, and CloudFest. Based in Mumbai, Venkatesh has worked with clients across 30+ countries and brings a unique combination of legal insight, technical depth, and business acumen to his consulting work.

Areas of Expertise:

• ICANN Registrar Accreditation

• New gTLD Consulting (DotBrand & Generic TLDs)

• Registry-Registrar Onboarding

• Compliance & Operations Training

• Domain Name Policy & Infrastructure

• Strategic M&A of Accredited Registrars

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Connect With Venkatesh: venky@dotuptech.com

Whatsapp: +91-9894906326