Metaverse real estate consists of parcels of lands in virtual worlds that are programmable, allowing people to play games, socialize, attend virtual meetings, and even sell NFTs. Similar to tangible real estate, these digital destinations can be developed, sold, or even leased out to others, providing revenue generation opportunities. The major virtual worlds that contain the bulk of these virtual real estate assets are Decentraland, Sandbox, Somnium Space, and Cryptovoxels. Parcel is an NFT marketplace for users to transact in, learn about, and build plans for virtual real estate. While OpenSea focuses on all types of NFTs, Parcel focuses exclusively on virtual real estate and its users by providing visual, data-rich mapping for every listing as well as appraisals based on the company’s rich trove of market intelligence and data. There’s also a creator network, Creatorverse, for virtual landowners to develop their holdings by working with virtual architects and other experts in virtual asset development. Parcel currently has over 100K active listings and is free to use with users just responsible for gas fees (landholders that are posting new listings are getting their gas fees refunded for a limited time), which have been optimized by the company’s smart contracting proprietary tech. AlleyWatch caught up with Parcel Cofounder and CEO Noah Gaynor to learn more about the business, the company’s strategic plans, recent round of funding, and much, much more…