GlassesUSA

GlassesUSA.com

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

GlassesUSA.com is an online retailer of prescription eyewear.[2] It was founded in 2009.[3]

History

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]

Brands

GlassesUSA, through its affiliation with the Luxottica Group, and additional eyewear corporations, offers a wide range of frames including:

• Ray-Ban
• Tom Ford
• DKNY
• Adidas
• Nike
• Versace
• Prada
• Oakley
• Calvin Klein
• Michael Kors
• Persol[8]

Partnerships

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]

Recognition

• This business is accredited by the BBB [9]
• Named as one of the top 500 online retailers in the U.S between 2011-2019 by ‘’Internet Retailer’’.[10]
• Rated "Excellent" by Stella Service in 2015.[11]

See also

• Warby Parker

References

1. "GlassesUSA.com". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. "GlassesUSA Looks to Make Online Eyeglasses More Sophisticated". CraveOnline. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
3. "Glasses USA listing". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
4. "How Virtual Technology Is Disrupting The E-Commerce Marketplace". Forbes. 12 January 2016.
5. "GlassesUSA Raises $12.5M and Sets Their Sights on a Market in Need of Disruption". AlleyWatch.
6. "Who are we?". Viola Group. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
7. "GlassesUSA מודיעה על גיוס 12.5 מיליון דולר [גיוס]". גיקטיים. 30 March 2015.
8. "Buy glasses online | Save up to 70% off retail prices". GlassesUSA.com.
9. "GlassesUSA | Better Business Bureau® Profile". www.bbb.org.
10. "Top Ecommerce Sites - Top 500 - Top500 - Top US Retailers". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
11. "Eyeglasses.com vs. GlassesUSA: Side-by-Side Comparison".

External links

• GlassesUSA on Facebook