The Principal
Gregory Paley —
Principal and Architect
The person who responds to your inquiry is the person who has held these assets for thirty years and who will structure, negotiate, and complete every transaction personally.
The Conviction
A judgment made in 1995.
Validated over thirty years.
Long before the commercial internet was widely understood, we identified a narrow class of premium domain names as the cornerstone infrastructure of the digital economy. Not addresses — assets. Permanent, finite, and irreplaceable in a way that no subsequent technology shift has changed.
The portfolio you see on this site is the direct product of that conviction. Every property was acquired deliberately, developed with original content, and held with the long-term posture of an institutional asset owner rather than a domain marketplace participant.
What that means for a partner today: the judgment that assembled this portfolio over thirty years is the same judgment that will be brought to every conversation about its future.
“I was not buying domain names. I was acquiring the digital addresses that would become the permanent infrastructure of whole industries — and I was doing it before that thesis had been proven.”
— Gregory Paley, Principal · Linka Labs, LLC
The Counterparty
The credentials that
matter for this transaction.
Gregory brings to every partnership conversation a background that is unusual in the domain industry — legal training, corporate law practice, and decades of experience structuring complex commercial transactions. These credentials are not incidental to the portfolio. They are the foundation on which every transaction in its history has been built.
This is not a passive holding operation managed by intermediaries. Every inquiry, every term sheet, and every completed partnership is handled directly by the person whose name and judgment are behind the portfolio.
“Every conversation I have with a prospective partner begins the same way — with a genuine effort to understand what they are trying to build, and whether this portfolio can help them build it faster and better than any alternative.”
— Principal
GP
J.D., Seattle University School of Law
Legal background structuring complex asset transactions
Member, Washington State Bar
Member since 1988
Business and Corporate Lawyer, Seattle
Private law practice 1989–1999: commercial, corporate, and advisory engagements
Founder, NewMedia Holdings
Established mid-1990’s — evolved to Linka Holdings, LLC — the holding entity for all 17 domain properties
Special Legal Counsel
Office of the Vice President, Republic of Palau — The Honorable Kuniwa Nakamura
How We Work
Every inquiry.
Personally reviewed.
Directly answered.
There is no intake team, no standard response template, and no intermediary between a prospective partner and the principal. When you submit an inquiry through this site, it reaches Gregory directly — and his response will be substantive from the first exchange.
We review all partnership inquiries personally and responds within one to two business days. The first conversation is exploratory and without obligation. Its purpose is to understand whether there is a genuine fit between your objectives and what the portfolio offers.
Submit an Inquiry
Use the Contact page to describe your organization, the property or properties you are interested in, and the partnership structure you have in mind — or simply indicate that you are open to discussion.
Direct Response
We review your inquiry personally and will respond within one to two business days. Our response is substantive — not an acknowledgment, but a genuine engagement with your specific situation.
Exploratory Conversation
The first conversation is direct, without obligation, and focused entirely on understanding whether your objectives and the portfolio’s potential are a genuine fit. No intermediaries. No standard process.
Structured Proposal
If the fit is clear, we can create a partnership structure tailored to our specific objectives — drawing on the five available commercialization pathways and our experience structuring digital asset transactions.
One inquiry.
One direct response.
Whether you have a specific property in mind or are still evaluating the portfolio — the first exchange reaches Gregory personally. He responds within one to two business days.