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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | retail |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia [1] |
| Products | Prescription glasses, Sport glasses, Safety glasses, Sunglasses |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | www |
GlassesUSA.com is an online retailer of prescription eyewear. [2] It was founded in 2009. [3]
It was founded in 2009 by Daniel Rothman, Eldad Rothman and Roy Yamner. Daniel Rothman is the current CEO of the company. [4] The company primarily focuses on North America, but also accepts orders from 92 countries. [5] Around 130,000 unique visitors visits the website daily. In 2015, GlassesUSA raised a $12.5 Million growth round led by the Viola Private Equity fund, a member of the Viola Group, a technology Private Equity group whose purpose is to "enable Israeli entrepreneurs." [6] [7]
GlassesUSA, through its affiliation with the Luxottica Group, and additional eyewear corporations, offers a wide range of frames including:
In 2015, GlassesUSA raised a $12.5 Million growth round led by the Viola Private Equity fund which is a member of the Viola Group, which "is a venture capital firm, empowering Israeli or Israeli-related early-stage tech startups to become global category leaders. [7] [6]
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CVC Capital Partners plc is a Jersey-based private equity and investment advisory firm with approximately €186 billion of assets under management and approximately €157 billion in secured commitments since inception across American, European, and Asian private equity, secondaries, credit funds and infrastructure. As of 31 December 2021, the funds managed or advised by CVC are invested in more than 100 companies worldwide, employing over 450,000 people in numerous countries. CVC was founded in 1981 and, as of 31 March 2022, has over 850 employees working across its network of 25 offices throughout EMEA, Asia and the Americas.
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