Plural leads a $36.5M Series A round to IXI
Helsinki-based IXI has raised a $36.5M Series A round, led by Plural, with participation from Tesi, byFounders, Heartcore, Eurazeo, FOV Ventures, Tiny Supercomputer, and existing investors. The startup’s previous investors, in addition to the Amazon Alexa Fund, include Maki.vc, First Fellow, firstminutecapital, John Lindfors, Illusian, and the Bragiel Brothers.
The funding will be used to create the future of eyewear, the world’s first autofocus glasses — adaptive, elegant, and powered by real-time eye-tracking and dynamic lens technology.
“These glasses represent the future of optical science, with a timeless silhouette. Backed by investors who see the scale of this opportunity, we’re ready to redefine what eyewear can be.” - Niko Eiden, co-founder and CEO of IXI.
The $200bn eyewear industry is ready for new technology. For 750 years, the core product to help the 2.2 billion people around the world who suffer from some kind of vision impairment—a pair of glass lenses in frames—has barely changed.
“Niko, Ville, and the team’s rare European hardware expertise puts them at the forefront of advanced optics and eye-tracking developments,” Sten Tamkivi, a partner at Plural, said in a statement. “They’re creating beautiful, literally invisible technology that pioneers a new approach to vision, which will finally improve human eyesight once and for all. By backing IXI, we’re not just investing in a company, but in a future where technology revolutionizes how we see the world.”
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