# Pair Eyewear

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/pair-eyewear

- Industry: Healthcare Specialists
- Headquarters: Stanford, US
- Website: www.paireyewear.com
- Total disclosed funding: $199M
- Latest round: Series C (Oct 10, 2023)
- Investors on record: 17

## About

Founded in 2017 and based in California, US, Pair Eyewear, Inc. operates as a provider of e-commerce that offers eyewear. Nathan Kondamuri and Sophia Edelstein are the co-founders and co-CEOs of the company. In October 2023, Pair Eyewear, Inc. raised USD 75 million in Series C funding from Prysm Capital, New Enterprise Associates, and Javelin Venture Partners.

The company provides a diverse range of eyeglasses, sunglasses, and other accessories for men, women, and kids. The firm offers customers a wide variety of frames, such as base frames and top frames, designed to cater to a variety of tastes, occasions, and moods. Eyewear also offers various lens options, including blue light filtering, progressive, light-responsive, and sun lenses. In addition, the business offers limited edition collections, collaborating with companies like Van Gogh, Harry Potter, Peanuts, Marvel, and Frida Kahlo, enabling customers to express their support for their preferred characters or themes.

The organization plans to use the October 2023 funding to support business expansion in the US and continue to invest in automation technology companies.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Oct 10, 2023, $75M — New Enterprise Associates, Javelin Venture Partners, Prysm Capital
- Series C, Jun 28, 2023, $49M — Alumni Ventures Group
- Series B, Nov 30, 2021, $60M — New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Javelin Venture Partners, Connect Ventures, Gaingels
- Series A, Apr 1, 2021, $12M — Canaan Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Estee Lauder Pension Plan, Javelin Venture Partners, Advancit Capital, Alpaca, Bolt, Precursor Ventures, GingerBread Capital
- Seed, Jan 21, 2020, $2M — Canaan Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Alpaca, Precursor Ventures, Everywhere Ventures
- Seed, Oct 22, 2018, $1M — Bolt Ventures, Alpaca, Precursor Ventures, Outbound Ventures
- Seed, May 30, 2018 — Bolt

## Investors

- Bolt (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bolt) — Seed, Series A
- Bolt Ventures — Seed
- Alpaca (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alpaca) — Seed, Series A
- Precursor Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/precursor-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Outbound Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/outbound-ventures) — Seed
- Canaan Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/canaan-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Norwest Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/norwest-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Everywhere Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/everywhere-ventures) — Seed
- Estee Lauder Pension Plan — Series A
- Javelin Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/javelin-venture-partners) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Advancit Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/advancit-capital) — Series A
- GingerBread Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gingerbread-capital) — Series A
- New Enterprise Associates (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/new-enterprise-associates) — Series B, Series C
- Connect Ventures — Series B
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Series B
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Series C
- Prysm Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/prysm-capital) — Series C