Metahood is a technology company.
Metahood has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Metahood has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Metahood has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Metahood's investors include 1confirmation, 360 Capital Partners, Amino Collective, CrunchFund, Expon Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, MizMaa Ventures, Molten Ventures, Motier Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Pantera Capital, True Global Ventures.
Metahood is a technology company building a blockchain-based marketplace platform for discovering, buying, and selling digital land across metaverses like The Sandbox, Decentraland, and Otherside.[1][2][3] It serves users interested in virtual real estate by aggregating listings from marketplaces such as OpenSea, LooksRare, and OpenSwap, while offering individual user listings and a virtual map for contextual navigation, solving the challenge of fragmented, hard-to-navigate metaverse property trading.[1][2] Launched into open beta in January 2023 with $3 million in funding, Metahood has raised over $6 million total, positioning it for growth in the Web3 real estate sector amid rising metaverse adoption.[1][3]
Metahood was founded by Gwendall Esnault, who envisioned a platform to simplify trading digital real estate in decentralized metaverses, where context like neighborhood location is crucial—much like using Google Maps or Zillow for physical properties.[1] The idea emerged as metaverses gained popularity but lacked easy tools for buying, selling, and understanding virtual land positions, prompting Esnault to launch the company into open beta in January 2023 alongside a $3 million funding announcement.[1] Early traction included support for major metaverses and NFT marketplaces, with plans to expand to more worlds, building on blockchain interoperability to address Web3 fragmentation.[1][3]
Metahood rides the metaverse trend, capitalizing on growing interest in virtual worlds and Web3 assets post-2021 NFT boom, where digital land trading remains fragmented despite popularity.[1] Its timing aligns with maturing blockchain infrastructure enabling interoperability, as metaverses like Decentraland and The Sandbox evolve into economic hubs, amplified by market forces like decentralized ownership and virtual economies projected to expand.[1][2] By standardizing real estate discovery, Metahood influences the ecosystem as a "go-to platform," lowering barriers for creators, investors, and builders, and fostering liquidity in a sector often siloed by individual metaverse marketplaces.[1][3]
Metahood is poised to dominate metaverse real estate trading as virtual worlds proliferate, with expansions to more metaverses and enhanced features driving user growth beyond its $6M+ funding milestone.[1][3] Trends like AI-integrated metaverses, mainstream Web3 adoption, and regulatory clarity on digital assets will shape its path, potentially evolving it into a full interoperability hub. Its influence could grow by enabling seamless cross-metaverse economies, tying back to its core mission of accessibility in an increasingly navigable open metaverse.[1][4]
Metahood has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in January 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | $3.0M Seed | 1confirmation, 360 Capital Partners, Amino Collective, CrunchFund, Expon Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, MizMaa Ventures, Molten Ventures, Motier Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Pantera Capital, True Global Ventures, Eric Larchevêque, Pascal Gauthier, Pierre Lavaux |