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Republic’s metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm

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Over $500 million worth of real estate was sold on the top four metaverse platforms in 2021, data shows. Traditional real estate companies are amongst the many investors flocking to stake their claim on plots of land in virtual worlds like Decentraland and Sandbox.

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Real estate platform Loft raises $425M at a $2.2B valuation in one of Brazil’s largest venture rounds

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Buying and selling residential real estate is a complex business, no matter where you live. But in Brazil, where no MLS exists, the challenge of digitizing real estate is even greater. real estate tech company with the closest model to Loft’s is probably Zillow, according to Pencz.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

Image courtesy of Mint House Real estate lies at the core of our everyday lives?—?it Yet, technology adoption within the real estate community as a means to fundamentally disrupt how physical assets behave and how transactions occur was lagging up until the last couple of years.

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Kocomo raises millions to give people a way to co-own a luxury vacation home

TechCrunch

The company aims to allow for cross-border co-ownership of luxury vacation properties that goes beyond the historical use of timeshares. Buying an entire vacation home that I was only going to use a few weeks a year, and which I’d have to manage myself, seemed wasteful, stressful and outdated,” he said.

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General Catalyst, Tiger Global lead $25M investment into Blank Street’s micro specialty coffee shops

TechCrunch

Soon after graduating, they co-founded Reshape, a venture capital fund with $100 million of assets under management. There were a lot of cool businesses coming out of Asia and being efficient in real estate, which enables you to cut down and save money on rent and push customers to order ahead,” Menda told TechCrunch.

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7 Ways to Find Startup Funding

StartupNation

If your business sells a unique product, consider using a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to raise funds. The downside of using an angel investor is that you lose some control, as the angel investor will more than likely take an active role in decision-making for the company. Consider crowdfunding.

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Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions

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Staying in Asia, Anna and Alex take the pulse on China’s venture capital scene. This is a TechCrunch+ story, but if you don’t have a subscription, use the Daily Crunch discount code “DC” for 15% off. All schadenfreude aside: learning from our own mistakes is useful, but learning from someone else’s is optimal.