6 years ago

Hopi Secures Seed Funding to Launch Contact Lens Subscription Service in UAE

  • Hopi, a Dubai-based direct-to-consumer subscription contact lens startup, has raised seed funding from Esanjo Ventures, a trading, investment and technology firm founded by JadoPado’s Omar Kassim

  • The startup secured more than 19,000 email subscribers in less than two weeks through a lead generation campaign, demonstrating strong market demand

  • Hopi plans to use the funding to begin shipping its own range of optical and colored lenses to customers across the UAE, with deliveries expected to begin later this year

  • The startup partners with Taiwanese optics manufacturer Pegavision to produce its lenses.

      • ProblemHealthcare

      "Contact lenses can be expensive, and many people in the GCC region buy them in bulk from abroad rather than locally."

      Solution

      "Hopi is a subscription service that delivers high-quality prescription contact lenses to customers in the UAE at a lower cost than branded retail lenses."

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