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ALCOVE Builds on Hotel Partnerships and Raises Pre-Seed Round to Expand Premium Private Pods with Ohana Real Estate Investors, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington, and Fairmont San Francisco
ALCOVE, whose premium, private Pods make the productive mindset a reality at home or away, today announced it has raised $1 million from strategic investors including Christine Wendell (Pronto Housing) and former Congressman Patrick E. Murphy (Togal AI), all of whom work from home and have themselves experienced the need for ALCOVE. The company currently operates Pods in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at the Claremont Resort & Club in Berkeley, California, and at Hilton Brooklyn New York. Over a thousand
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