0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInIndian eyewear startup Lenskart has raised $275 million in a new round of financing led by Softbank’s Vision Fund, according to TechCrunch.
Subscribe to the Crunchbase DailyThe new round of financing brings the company’s total funding to $456 million.
This funding round brings the company’s valuation to more than $1.5 billion, TechCrunch reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
About a quarter of the world’s blind population lives in India, according to the Hindustan Times, and Lenskart wants to make glasses more accessible.
The company has established itself as something of a Warby Parker equivalent for India: a direct-to-consumer eyewear company. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576859406.4762235/Lenskart-Raises-$275M-From-Softbank?ref=audio_experience