Warby Parker
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Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear company founded in 2010 by Wharton MBA students Neil Blumenthal, Dave Gilboa, Andrew Hunt, and Jeffrey Raider 12. The company disrupted the eyewear industry by selling prescription glasses online for $95, bypassing Luxottica’s near-monopoly on the traditional retail market 23. Warby Parker went public via direct listing on the NYSE on September 29, 2021, opening at $54.05 per share and closing its first day at a valuation of approximately $6 billion 4.
Funding History
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead Investor(s) | Key Co-Investors | Valuation |
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| Seed | Jul 2011 | $1.5M | Lerer Hippeau, First Round Capital | — | — |
| Series A | Sep 2011 | $12M | Tiger Global Management | Menlo Ventures | — |
| Series B | Sep 2012 | $41.5M | General Catalyst | — | — |
| Series C | Dec 2013 | $60M | Tiger Global Management | General Catalyst, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, First Round Capital | ~$500M |
| Series D | Apr 2015 | $100M | T. Rowe Price | — | — |
| Series E | Mar 2018 | $75M | T. Rowe Price | — | — |
| Series F | Apr 2020 | $125M | Durable Capital Partners | — | — |
| Series G | Aug 2020 | $120M | D1 Capital Partners | — | $3B |
| Direct Listing (NYSE: WRBY) | Sep 29, 2021 | — | — | — | ~$6B |
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Clay, “How Much Did Warby Parker Raise? Funding & Key Investors,” accessed March 2026. https://www.clay.com/dossier/warby-parker-funding↩↩
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Crunchbase News, “A Peek At Trendy Eyewear Retailer Warby Parker’s Funding History,” accessed March 2026. https://news.crunchbase.com/retail/warby-parker-investment-history-public-debut/↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Warby Parker Sees Its Way To $36.8M Of A $40M Series B Round, Led By General Catalyst,” September 2012. https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/09/warby-parker-sees-its-way-to-another-37m-in-funding/↩↩
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CNBC, “Warby Parker direct listing: (WRBY) starts trading on the NYSE,” September 2021. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/warby-parker-direct-listing-wrby-starts-trading-on-the-nyse.html↩
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TechCrunch, “Warby Parker Raises $60 Million From Existing Investors,” December 2013. https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/20/warby-parker-raises-60-million-from-existing-investors/↩
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Public.com, “Warby Parker IPO: What to know about the 2021 public offering,” accessed March 2026. https://public.com/learn/what-to-know-about-the-2021-warby-parker-ipo↩