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TechTalk with TFN: How MetaWealth is reshaping real estate investment with blockchain

Jack Land - MetaWealth
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Tech funding moves quickly, so many may have forgotten when all the buzz was not about AI, but about crypto and blockchain. While it might have retreated from the headlines, blockchain has continued maturing as a technology and powering innovative startups.

In the latest TechTalk with TFN we were joined by Jack Land, Head of Marketing and UK Growth at MetaWealth, a platform that uses blockchain to tokenise investments in real-world assets. We spoke about how MetaWealth is revolutionising the real-world assets sector, MetaWealth’s growth and expansion plans, and how Web3 is  in the spotlight once again.

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The promise of accessible real estate investment

Real estate can seem like an impossible investment for many people, with even home ownership an unaffordable dream, But investments  are a key vehicle for wealth generation. “Real estate is a cornerstone of a well-rounded portfolio,” Land told us. “But getting access to worthwhile deals is incredibly difficult — they take months, lawyers, underwriters, insurance, and a lot of capital.”

MetaWealth’s answer is a platform that enables individuals to invest in real estate with as little as $100. It uses tokenisation through blockchain technology to enable fractional investments in real estate, making it easier for large numbers of people to participate in deals without the need for extensive and costly legal agreements. For Land, their service is about accessibility. “MetaWealth is here for the democratisation of this process,” he explained. “We want to give the man on the street the same access as high-net-worth individuals and investors.”

The low cost of participation means that property investment becomes a viable option for those who were previously excluded from the market. “We are tackling inequality at a time when job prospects for young people and wealth disparity have never been so challenging,” said Land.

MetaWealth’s platform also aims to make investing in real-world assets easy. In contrast to the  months that property transactions typically require, Land says that an investment with MetaWealth can be completed in less than ten minutes from anywhere in the world.

MetaWealth’s growth and funding strategy

MetaWealth has seen rapid growth. Founded by Amr Adawi, Darren Carvalho and Michael Topolinski, it is currently raising a funding round..

“Growth is going really well for the company,” Land said. “New users are joining every day. We have investors from about twenty-five different countries right now.” Part of that growth comes from the security of the property assets held by MetaWealth’s customers. “We’ve got standing assets; buildings that have been either fully funded and are revenue generating, or are going to be within the next year-and-a-half, across four or five countries.”

The company is currently looking at a funding round to support further growth, Land explained. “We’re going into a seed round for a new foundation-level approach,” Land told us. “Essentially, we’re looking to aggregate a wider Real-World Asset marketplace together … improving access and bringing liquidity to a historically illiquid market.” He said there may also be scope for a Series A round in 2025 to fund more asset acquisition.

MetaWealth established a base in London last year, placing it at the heart of Europe’s tech and financial sectors.

Blockchain is still an emerging industry

Land noted there are still plenty of challenges ahead for the Web3 sector. Although blockchain is being explored and adopted by many household names including Visa and PayPal, there is still a lot of ignorance and hesitation. “People still look at crypto and blockchain as they were five to seven years ago,” Land believes. “But the space has progressed leaps and bounds.” He points to a lack of knowledge of the technology among policymakers, meaning that further regulation developed in parralel with the crypto industry could provide assurance to potential investors and users.

Land believes that blockchain will be the foundation of the next evolution of fintech, and part of the industry’s role is to make sure people can take advantage of all wealth generating tools effortlessly. MetaWealth has focused on accessibility, removing understanding of blockchain as a barrier to entry. “Half of our users are Web 2.0,” says Land. “I call it the quiet onboarding of the next million users.”

Land also stresses the potential for MetaWealth, and Web3 generally, to increase the diversity of investing. Land points out that MetaWealth, in addition to low-cost transactions, offers a range of education options on its platform to help people understand the investments it facilitates“It’s incredibly diverse,” he said. “There are great initiatives in place for bringing marginalised communities or bringing women into the investment space, or the dev space or the creative space,” he said.

The future of real estate investment is Web3

While AI has been diverting people’s attention, Web3 has been maturing as a technology, with startups like MetaWealth developing practical use-cases that take advantage of the strengths of blockchains. As it becomes mainstream, Web3 has the potential to reshape the fintech sector.

Land says that MetaWealth will be part of that transformation, opening access to real estate assets to a new generation of investors. “We’re not just streamlining real estate investment — we’re reshaping what it means to build wealth in the modern world.”

This episode of TechTalks with TFN is part of a partnership with MetaWealth. For partnering opportunities, contact [email protected] or [email protected].

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