Startup Spotlight: Meet the Companies Building the Metaverse for Work

Remember when work meant a cubicle, a commute, and bad coffee? That world’s fading fast. But what’s replacing it isn’t just Zoom calls and Slack pings. It’s something stranger—and maybe more human. Startups are now building virtual offices you can walk through. With your own legs. Well, your avatar’s legs. And honestly, I’ve seen this go wrong before—remember Second Life’s brief corporate cameo in 2007? But this time feels different. The tech is sharper. The need is real. We’re not just remote anymore; we’re disconnected. So can strapping on a headset and meeting in a digital treehouse actually fix that? Let’s meet the companies betting millions that it can.