Highstreet is a metaverse and gaming company that blends retail with immersive gaming experiences, creating a multifaceted virtual world where users can explore, socialize, and transact. The platform offers virtual real estate through Highstreet Homes, allowing users to own and personalize their metaverse experience, along with a marketplace featuring in-game items and exclusive phygital products that bridge digital and physical commerce. Highstreet utilizes HIGH, its native in-game currency token, for purchasing assets and conducting transactions within the ecosystem, with the token available on major exchanges including Binance and Coinbase. The platform is accessible through multiple interfaces including a web browser, SideQuest VR, and a dedicated game client. Highstreet's metaverse world incorporates brand partnerships and merchant integrations, enabling companies to establish virtual storefronts and sell both digital and physical products within the gaming environment. The platform paves the way for meta-lifestyles by combining entertainment, social interaction, and commerce in a unified virtual experience. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Highstreet has raised $5.0M in Series A funding from investors including Mechanism Capital, NGC Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Jump Trading, GBV Capital, Shima Capital, Encrypt.club, PANONY, Cherubic Ventures, MrBlock, Capstone Venture Group, R8 Capital, Mindfulness Capital, Everest Ventures Group, FormlessCapital, Tonic Fund, K24 Ventures, and Morningstar Ventures.
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Highstreet
Series AHighstreet is a metaverse and gaming company that blends retail with immersive gaming experiences, creating a multifaceted virtual world where users can explore, socialize, and transact. The platform offers virtual real estate through Highstreet Homes, allowing users to own and personalize their metaverse experience, along with a marketplace featuring in-game items and exclusive phygital products that bridge digital…
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Investment Tech > Alternative Investment Platforms > Non Fungible Tokens > Marketplaces > Decentralised Exchanges > Metaverse Properties
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College Wise > Queen's University
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Mechanism CapitalNGC VenturesPalm Drive CapitalJump TradingGBV CapitalShima CapitalEncrypt.clubPANONYCherubic VenturesMrBlockCapstone Venture GroupR8 CapitalMindfulness CapitalEverest Ventures GroupFormlessCapital
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