Eyewa

Eyewa operates an online optical store. It sells a variety of eyewear, including sunglasses, prescription glasses, blue-light reading glasses, and contact lenses.

Commerce and retail500 Global

Latest funding

$100M Series B+ · November 27, 2024

Led by General Atlantic · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Total raised: $108.6M across 3 sourced rounds

All 5 rounds ↓

Website: eyewa.com.

X: @eyewaME · 6,590 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Category: Commerce and retail.

Sectors: Fashion.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: United Arab Emirates.

Founded: 2017.

Total raised: $108.6M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Nov 27, 2024 · 715 days ago.

Headcount: 1001–5000 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@eyewaME · created Jul 10, 2017 (9 years old) · 6,590 followers

Website registeredSep 19, 2014 (12 years old)

About Eyewa

Its customers are individuals purchasing these optical products.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Eyewa | 183 days from X account to first raise on record

@eyewaME·Raised $109M in 3 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

November 27, 2024
Series B+ · $100M
GGeneral Atlantic (lead), BBadwa Capital, TTurmeric Capital
Source: fundraisingfox.com
June 27, 2021
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
KKingsway Capital (lead), NNuwa Capital (lead), BBossa Invest, DDerayah Venture Capital, EEndeavor Catalyst, FFrench Partners, HHardy Capital Partners, PPalm Drive Capital
Source: menabytes.com
April 14, 2019
Series A · $7.5M
EEQ2 Ventures (lead), WWamda Capital (lead), 5500 Global, EEquiTrust, FFaith Capital, FFrench Partners, GGS Shop, KKhwarizmi Ventures
Source: menabytes.com
January 9, 2018
Seed · $1.1M
Source: MENAbytes
Dojo II
5500 Global · batch
Source: 500.co
July 10, 2017
X account created
September 19, 2014
Website created

Founders and team

AB
Anass Boumediene Founder

LinkedIn · source: 500.co
MO
Mehdi Oudghiri Founder

@mehdioudghiri · LinkedIn · source: 500.co
ET
Elias Tsikhlaki COO
JT
Jean Thomas CMO & Chief Product Tech Officer

Investors

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Sources and API

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