Yash Optics and Lens

What Yash Optics and Lens does

Yash Optics and Lens Limited is an Indian technology-driven optical lens manufacturer and wholesaler headquartered in Kandivali West, Mumbai. Founded around 2000 and listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India in 2024, the company manufactures digital freeform spectacle lenses using German precision surfacing machinery and operates across a multi-brand portfolio of 13+ product families — including progressive lens lines (PROSERIES, ISERIES, VIZOTEC, DIGIVIZ, FUNCTIONAL), single vision lenses (SETO), bifocals, the SPORTACT outdoor range, and the LUSTRAA premium coating ecosystem (HD, UV Plus, Blue Plus, Dual, Luxe, Drivease, Quartz, Texus). In 2025 it launched ALIOTH, a flagship intelligent lens line co-developed with IOT (Innovative Optical Technologies), and it distributes PENTAX-branded optical lenses in India under a licensing arrangement.

Name

Yash Optics and Lens

Legal name

Yash Optics And Lens Limited

Website

https://yashopticsandlens.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Yash Optics and Lens Limited is an Indian manufacturer and wholesaler of digital freeform spectacle lenses, selling a multi-brand portfolio (LUSTRAA, ALIOTH, PENTAX, SETO, PROSERIES) to optical retailers and opticians across India via wholesale and B2B channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ophthalmic Lens Manufacturing

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115), Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers (423460), Offices of Optometrists (62132)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions) (HLAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment) (HLAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Spectacle lens manufacturing
• Digital freeform lenses
• Progressive ophthalmic lenses
• Premium lens coatings
• Photochromic eyewear

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Lens Sales to Opticians: Core B2B revenue stream: sale of spectacle lenses (single vision, progressive, bifocal) and coatings/materials to optical retail shops and opticians; facilitated via Price List and Wholesaler/Distributor inquiry paths.
2. Branded Premium Product Sales (LUSTRAA, ALIOTH, PENTAX): Sales of premium branded lens coatings (LUSTRAA HD, UV Plus, Blue Plus, Dual, Drivease, Luxe, Quartz, Texus), intelligent ALIOTH lenses (with IOT collaboration), and PENTAX optical lenses through the same optician channel; positioned as value-added/upsell offerings.
3. Optical Order Portal (B2B Order System): Online ORDER NOW portal at 45.126.169.222:76 enabling direct optician ordering — a transactional revenue channel with no explicit SaaS/recurring layer disclosed.
4. Capital Markets Listing (NSE IPO): Public listed company on NSE India (BKC, Mumbai) as of 2024 — Listing Ceremony conducted at NSE; investor relations disclosures imply equity capital raising and ongoing listed-issuer status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yash Optics and Lens Limited manufactures and sells a multi-brand portfolio of spectacle ophthalmic lenses — including single vision, progressive, bifocal, photochromic, blue-light filtering, polarised, and high-index MR-series lenses — together with the LUSTRAA premium multilayered coating range. Products are sold wholesale to optical retailers, opticians, and distributors across India, supplemented by an online B2B order portal and international trade-show presence in Dubai and Kenya.

Product overview

Yash Optics and Lens Limited is a technology-driven Indian optical lens manufacturer offering a multi-brand portfolio of spectacle lenses, coatings and lens materials rather than a single unified software product. The portfolio is organised into several parallel product families: (1) progressive lens lines — PROSERIES (MAESTRO, MAESTRO INFINITE), ISERIES (IFLEX, IPIXEL, ISMART), VIZOTEC (INNOLITE, VISIFLEX), DIGIVIZ (IRIS, MINIMAX, MAXUS) and FUNCTIONAL speciality/office progressives; (2) single vision lens lines — SETO (SETO, SETO FD) and SETO LUSTRAA, including PERSONAGE digital single vision; (3) other lens types — BIFOCAL lenses and SPORTACT outdoor lenses; (4) flagship/collaborative brands — ALIOTH (intelligent lenses co-developed with IOT) and PENTAX optical lenses; (5) the LUSTRAA premium coating range with sub-products LUSTRAA HD, LUSTRAA UV PLUS, LUSTRAA BLUE PLUS, LUSTRAA DUAL, LUSTRAA LUXE, QUARTZ and DRIVEASE, plus TEXUS hard-coat scratch resistant lenses; and (6) lens materials — PHOTOFUN UV3G photochromic, BLUE BLOCK blue-light filtering, Pro-React photochromic, Polarised, and MR Series (MR-8) high-index resin. The offering is therefore a platform-plus-modules architecture: each lens family and material can be combined with the LUSTRAA coating range to deliver a configured end product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LUSTRAA: Premium innovative multilayered lens coating range providing superior visual clarity, anti-reflection, scratch-resistance, anti-glare, UV and blue-light protection. Sub-brands/coatings include Lustraa HD, Lustraa UV Plus, Lustraa Blue Plus, Lustraa Dual, Lustraa Luxe, Drivease, Quartz, and Texus.
• ALIOTH
• Blue Block
• PhotoFun
• Pro-React
• SETO
• PROSERIES
• ISERIES
• DIGIVIZ
• VIZOTEC
• SPORTACT
• TEXUS

Products and services

• ALIOTH Intelligent Lenses Range of intelligent spectacle lenses designed using sophisticated optometric algorithms in collaboration with IOT (Innovative Optical Technologies), a multinational provider of customized innovations to the global optical industry. Targeted at optical retailers and end consumers seeking digitally customized progressive lenses.
• PENTAX Optical Lenses Optical lenses designed with precision for sharp vision and wider field of view, leveraging innovative optics technology to deliver performance and durability; marketed in India under a licensed arrangement with PENTAX.
• LUSTRAA Premium Innovative Coating Range Premium multilayered lens coating range delivering anti-reflection, scratch, dust, water, smoke and UV protection; improves contrast without distorting colour vision and provides strain-free vision through advanced anti-reflection technology. Sub-products include LUSTRAA HD, LUSTRAA UV PLUS, LUSTRAA BLUE PLUS, LUSTRAA DUAL, DRIVEASE, LUSTRAA LUXE, QUARTZ and TEXUS.
• SETO LUSTRAA Single Vision Lenses Single vision spectacle lenses positioned under the SETO family with Lustraa coating technology.
• PROSERIES Premium Progressive Lenses Premium digitally advanced progressive lens series including MAESTRO and MAESTRO INFINITE sub-products, highly personalised for professionals to meet specific vision demands of their profession.
• ISERIES Custom Progressive Lenses Customised progressive lens series comprising IFLEX (wide corridor), IPIXEL (wide progressive) and ISMART (intermediate progressive) sub-products.
• VIZOTEC Progressive Lenses Progressive lens series comprising INNOLITE (progressive glasses lens) and VISIFLEX (progressive reading glasses) sub-products.
• DIGIVIZ Digital Progressive Lenses Digital progressive lens line comprising IRIS (basic progressive), MINIMAX and MAXUS (affordable progressive) sub-products.
• SETO Single Vision Lenses Single vision spectacle lens family comprising SETO, SETO FD and PERSONAGE (digital single vision) sub-products.
• SPORTACT Outdoor Lenses Outdoor spectacle lens range targeted at active and sports use.
• Bifocal Lenses Bifocal spectacle lenses offered as part of the core ophthalmic product portfolio.
• FUNCTIONAL Speciality / Office Progressive Lenses Speciality office / functional progressive lenses designed for specific professional vision needs.
• PHOTOFUN Photochromic Lenses (PhotoFun UV3G Hyper Protection) Photochromic spectacle lenses that detect UV light and change to a darker shade in sun/outdoors while remaining clear indoors; blocks high-energy visible light (380nm-450nm) and protects against UVA and UVB.
• BLUE BLOCK Lenses Lenses that filter harmful high-energy blue light (380-500 nm) emitted from digital devices, reducing eye strain, glare and headaches; UV 420 protection.
• Pro-React Photochromic Lenses Photochromic lens material that reacts and adapts to changing light, progressively darkening with increased UV exposure and clearing as radiation decreases, offering glare protection in varied scenarios.
• Polarised Lenses Polarised lenses that combine clear vision with protection from reflective/horizontal glare using a special filter; suited for outdoor work and sports.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11.7 million satisfied consumers served
• +2 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• IOT (Innovative Optical Technologies)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between Yash Optics & Lens and IOT — a multinational provider of customized innovations to the global optical industry — to design the ALIOTH range of intelligent lenses based on sophisticated optometric algorithms. ALIOTH is positioned as a flagship product launch, marketed via a dedicated microsite at aliothlens.com.
• PENTAX (Optical Lenses)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerYash Optics & Lens markets PENTAX optical lenses in India under its own product page (yashopticsandlens.com/pentax-optical-lenses/), describing them as precision-designed for sharp vision and wider field of view, delivering performance and durability through innovative optics technology.
• MR Series (Mitsui Chemicals)coreTechnology or IntegrationYash's Materials page features the MR Series high-index lens material portfolio, recognising it as the first thiourethane-based high-index lens material with MR-8 providing high refractive index, high Abbe value, low specific gravity, and high impact resistance.
• IIOO Expo (Indian Intraocular Implant & Ophthalmic)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerYash Optics & Lens has exhibited at IIOO Expo Hyderabad 2023 (Hitex Exhibition Centre) and IIOO Expo Chennai 2018/2022, using the trade-show platform as a recurring marketing/partner-recruitment channel.
• Vision Plus Expo DubaiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYash Optics & Lens participated in Vision Plus Expo Dubai 2023 at Festival Arena Exhibition Center, Dubai Festival City — supporting international GTM visibility in the U.A.E. market.
• AEHI / ITM Institute of Health Sciences / Advanced College of Optometry and Health SciencesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-hosted optometrist training sessions — AEHI Optometrist Seminar 2018 (Advanced College of Optometry and Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai) and ITM Training Session 2018 (ITM Institute of Health Sciences) — used to educate opticians on Yash lens technologies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Essilor India: Indian subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest ophthalmic lens manufacturer. Directly competes with Yash in single-vision, progressive and coated spectacle lenses supplied to opticians across India, with a comparable B2B wholesale motion.
• HOYA Lens India: Indian arm of Japanese lens maker HOYA Corporation, producing premium progressive and single-vision lenses. Directly comparable to Yash's PROSERIES/MAESTRO and SETO lines on product, channel (optician wholesale) and German/Japanese precision-manufactured positioning.
• Carl Zeiss India (Vision Care): German precision optics company selling ZEISS-branded spectacle lenses in India via opticians. Comparable to Yash on freeform progressive technology, premium pricing and German-engineering brand cues, though at a higher price tier.
• GKB Ophthalmics Limited: Listed Indian spectacle lens manufacturer (NSE/BSE) with a comparable multi-brand portfolio of progressive, single-vision and photochromic lenses. Closest Indian-listed comparable on scale, channel (B2B optician wholesale), and product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Bausch + Lomb India: Indian arm of Bausch + Lomb (BVI), a large global eye-health company. Overlaps with Yash on spectacle-lens and lens-care categories, but operates a broader portfolio (contact lenses, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals) and is far larger and more diversified.
• Lenskart: India's largest omni-channel eyewear retailer, with own-brand spectacle lenses. Comparable to Yash as a competing source of spectacle lenses for Indian consumers, but Lenskart operates a D2C/retail-led model rather than B2B wholesale.
• Rodenstock India: German ophthalmic lens and eyewear maker with Indian presence, competing in the premium progressive and freeform segment. Directly competes with Yash's MAESTRO Infinite and ALIOTH intelligent-lens ranges on technology and optician channel.
• Titan Eyeplus: Indian eyewear retail chain (Titan Company) with significant in-house spectacle-lens sourcing and own-brand offerings. Comparable as a competitor for end-consumer lens share, though vertically integrated into retail rather than manufacturing.

Regional players

• Charmant India: Japanese eyewear group with India distribution for premium frames and lenses. Comparable on premium progressive-lens technology positioning, though primarily Japan/Asia-headquartered with India as one of several regional markets.

Others

• IOT (Innovative Optical Technologies): Multinational provider of customised lens-design innovations and a named partner of Yash for ALIOTH. Comparable as an enabling/technology partner in the freeform and intelligent-lens space; also indirectly a competitor when licensing algorithms to rival lens manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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