White Sands: Raises $8M For Its Island Metaverse

White Sands Raises $8M For Its Island Metaverse

  • White Sands, an Austin, TX-based provider of an island metaverse ecosystem, raised $8M in funding
  • The team has already made multiple significant investments to build out its virtual world
  • WhiteSands is a new metaverse ecosystem built on NFT Worlds and the Ethereum blockchain as a luxury island paradise
  • To further facilitate development, the team has expanded its own cross-functional team
  • In addition, the WhiteSands has invested $1.25 million to purchase 36 NFT Worlds, ensuring virtually unlimited capacity to build out and evolve its metaverse
  • The metaverse is expected to launch in a matter of weeks, with an exact date to be announced
Steve Sam
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