Fielmann Ventures

Fielmann Ventures is the corporate venture capital and innovation arm of the Fielmann Group, one of Europe's largest optical retail chains. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the firm operates as an independent subsidiary focused on digitizing the eyewear and hearing industries. Fielmann Ventures continuously scouts for solutions and technologies with disruptive potential in three core verticals: eye health, smart optics, and hearing acoustics. The firm invests globally with a preference for Europe and North America, typically seeking minority stakes in startups with a validated product-market fit or initial revenue. Fieldmann Ventures has made 3 publicly tracked investments and writes checks ranging from $1 million to $30 million across Seed through Series B stages. Notable portfolio companies include Deep Optics, an adaptive lens technology company that raised a Series C in November 2022; Fittingbox, a virtual try-on technology provider for eyewear; and Ubimax, an enterprise wearables and augmented reality solutions company that was acquired by TeamViewer in July 2020, marking the firm's first disclosed exit. Beyond capital, Fielmann Ventures provides portfolio companies with exclusive commercial access through the Fielmann retail network, deep industry expertise, networking opportunities, and potential pilot projects to foster strategic integration. As a corporate venture arm embedded within a major European optical retailer, Fielmann Ventures offers startups in eye health and smart optics a distribution and validation partner that no purely financial investor can replicate.