Leading German online optician Mister Spex secures 16 million Euro investment to support international growth
- 14. May. 2013
Mister Spex, Germany’s largest online optician, has successfully closed an investment of 16 million Euro. New investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) led the financing round in the Berlin-based e-commerce company. Existing investors including XAnge and DN Capital also participated in the round.
Mister Spex will use the new capital to increase its partnerships with independent opticians and to support international expansion. Dirk Graber, founder and CEO of Mister Spex, says: “We will use this funding to concentrate on the acceleration of our already successful multi-channel programme with local opticians in Germany. We plan to grow the service network for our customers from our current base of 300 to a target of 400 to 500 partner opticians in the medium term. Additionally we plan to develop our international online shops for France, Spain and Sweden. Our new investor has international e-commerce expertise and this funding round will enable us to expand upon our position as the largest online optician in Germany.”
Jochen Klüppel of Mister Spex’s first venture capital investor Grazia Equity says: “Mister Spex has already succeeded in becoming market leader in one of the most exciting e-commerce markets in Europe. The company has a strong management team and has achieved sales growth of more than 50 percent in the last year. We believe this founding round will enable Mister Spex to take a significant share of the 20 billion Euro European eyewear market.”
Since its formation in December 2007, Mister Spex has grown rapidly and achieved turnover of 26 million Euro in 2012. The company has more than 500,000 customers purchasing from an extensive range of more than 5.000 models of high quality fashion and well-known brand prescription glasses, sunglasses and sports glasses as well as contact lenses. Mirko Caspar, Co-Managing Director at Mister Spex, continues: “With our huge product portfolio, excellent quality and attractive prices we have been able to establish Mister Spex as the primary online retailer in the German eyewear market within a short period of time. Our aim is now to replicate that model within Europe.”
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Mister Spex Corporate Communication
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About Mister Spex:
Founded in 2007, Mister Spex SE (together with its subsidiaries, “Mister Spex”) is a multi-award-winning company that has become the leading digitally native omnichannel optician in Europe. Mister Spex has been at the forefront of the industry’s transformational shift, growing from a pure online player into a successful omnichannel optician with more than 7.1 million customers, 10 online shops across Europe and physical retail stores. A digital native, technology and innovation have always been an integral part of the company’s evolution, from 2D to 3D digital frame fitting tools to intelligent browsing functionalities. The focus of Mister Spex is to make eyewear purchase for customers an easy, transparent and fun shopping experience by combining a comprehensive and varied range of high-quality products with optician expertise and services through its customer service, own stores and an extensive network of partner opticians.
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