Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear company that designs, manufactures and sells prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses, and operates optical shops offering eye exams. Founded by four Wharton MBA students in 2010, it undercut traditional eyewear pricing with glasses starting at $95 and pairs online sales with a retail network of 337 stores as of March 2026. Its 'Buy a Pair, Give a Pair' program distributes glasses to people in need. The company listed directly on the NYSE in September 2021 and is developing AI-enabled Intelligent Eyewear with Google and Samsung.
Warby Parker is publicly traded
Listed directly on Sep 29, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under WRBY.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2010
Employees
1,001–5,000
Total Funding
$534.22M
9 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$3B
Aug 27, 2020
Warby Parker unveiled its first Intelligent Eyewear frame at Google I/O 2026, an AI-enabled design built with Google and Samsung, with a fall 2026 launch planned.
First move into a new product category; delivers on the May 2025 Google partnership.
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $534.22M across 9 rounds
Last updated 09-20-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2021 | Secondary tender offer | $41.1M | — | Not disclosed |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Series G TechCrunch | $119.2M | $3B | D1 Capital Partners |
| Apr 2020 | Series F TechCrunch | $125M | — | Durable Capital Partners |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series D
$1.2B
Apr 2015
Warby Parker today
$3B
Aug 2020 · latest mark
Warby Parker multiple
2.5x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Neil Blumenthal
Co-CEO and Co-Chair
David Gilboa
Co-CEO and Co-Chair
Adrian Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Raider
Co-Founder
Andrew Hunt
Co-Founder
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
Zenni Optical
Direct-to-consumer eyewear retailer founded in 2003 with no physical locations, offering ultra-affordable prescription glasses starting at $6-7 per pair.
EyeBuyDirect
Online eyewear retailer offering over 2,000 frames with affordable in-house brand starting under $100, plus designer brands like Oakley and Ray-Ban.
GlassesUSA
Online eyewear retailer featuring designer brands including Persol, Ray-Ban, Gucci, Versace, and Michael Kors with virtual try-on technology.
EssilorLuxottica
Franco-Italian eyewear group formed by the 2018 merger of Essilor and Luxottica, owner of Ray-Ban and Oakley and of retail chains including LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut. Its Meta-branded AI glasses are the incumbent in the smart-eyewear category Warby Parker is entering with Google.
Yes, Warby Parker is publicly traded under the ticker symbol WRBY on the NYSE. The company went public in Sep 29, 2021.
Warby Parker trades under the ticker symbol WRBY on the NYSE. It began trading in Sep 29, 2021.
Warby Parker (WRBY on the NYSE) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker WRBY to place an order.
Warby Parker went public in Sep 29, 2021 via direct_listing, with an offering valuation of approximately $3B. Warby Parker completed a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange on September 29, 2021, at a reference price of $40 per share, valuing the company at $4.98 billion. The stock opened at $54.05 on its first day of trading, closing at $54.49, representing a 36% increase and giving the company a market valuation of approximately $6 billion.
Warby Parker raised $534.22M across 9 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Warby Parker was co-founded by Jeffrey Raider, and Andrew Hunt in 2010.
Warby Parker is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
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