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Lenskart bags ₹90 cr from DMart founder
Financial Express Delhi
|October 25, 2025
AVENUE SUPERMARTS (DMART) founder Radhakishan Damani has invested around %90 crore in eyewear retailer Lenskart in a pre-IPO (initial public offering) funding round, people familiar with the development said on Friday.
The investment comes ahead of Lenskart’s maiden public offering, which is expected to open for public subscription next week.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of Financial Express Delhi.
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