Name

Crisalide

Legal name

Crisalide S.R.L.

Website

https://decorazionicrisalide.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valdobbiadene

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Third-Party Metalworking Services: Crisalide provides contract manufacturing services for metalworking and surface treatments including enamelling, pad printing, digital printing, galvanic services, coating, rhinestone application, and laser engraving. Services are offered to businesses in eyewear, fashion accessories, costume jewellery, clothing, and sports accessories sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Crisalide is a third-party metalworking service provider specializing in surface treatments and decorations for the eyewear and fashion accessories industries. The company offers pad printing, digital printing, spray and syringe coating, enamelling (bicomponent and UV), rhinestone application, laser engraving, and galvanic treatments on metal and plastic surfaces, with fully verticalised production from prototyping to industrial-scale runs.

Product overview

Crisalide is a third-party metalworking company offering a portfolio of specialized services including pad printing (tampografia), digital printing (stampa digitale), coating (verniciatura), enamelling (smaltatura), rhinestone application (applicazione strass), laser engraving, and galvanic treatments. Founded in 2010 and based in Segusino, Treviso, Italy, the company serves the eyewear and fashion accessories industries. Production is fully verticalized, allowing internal management of the entire process from prototyping to industrial-scale manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pad Printing (Tampografia)
• Digital Printing (Stampa Digitale)
• Spray and Syringe Coating (Verniciatura)
• Enamelling (Smaltatura)
• Rhinestone Application (Applicazione Strass)
• Laser Engraving (Incisione Laser)
• Galvanic Treatments (Trattamenti Galvanici)
• Artistic Metalworking (Lavorazione Artistica Metalli)

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality and speed of prototyping with reliable deadlines
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MGD Business NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMGD is a business network founded by five companies (Crisalide, 2M Decori, Omas, 2M Gold, and Ellemme) united by shared values focused on sustainability and well-being of people. The network is committed to environmental sustainability, creating harmonious balance between industrial activities and environmental protection. Members collaborate to improve product and service quality while promoting responsible and environmentally friendly practices.
• Galvanic Services SupplierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrisalide collaborates with a trusted, loyal galvanic services supplier to offer galvanic treatment services to clients. This treatment allows metal surfaces to be coated with different finishes, achieving high aesthetic quality. Nickel-free treatments are offered in various shades.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EssilorLuxottica: Global eyewear leader with extensive in-house manufacturing and finishing capacity; sets the standard for scale, quality and process expectations among eyewear finishing suppliers in Italy.
• Safilo Group: One of the world's largest eyewear manufacturers, headquartered near Padua; comparable as a major buyer and vertical integrator of eyewear decoration/finishing work that Crisalide supplies as a third-party specialist.
• Marcolin: Major Italian eyewear manufacturer with in-house frame production and finishing; broad incumbent that competes with Crisalide for in-house decoration work and represents a key potential customer for outsourced finishing.
• Marchon Eyewear: Large global eyewear manufacturer sourcing frames and components from Italy; a comparable eyewear-industry incumbent whose supply chain includes specialised metal finishers similar to Crisalide.

Direct peers

• 2M Gold: MGD Business Network partner focused on metal finishing for the eyewear and accessories industry; comparable in scale, geography and service mix, and explicitly grouped with Crisalide in a sustainability consortium of peer suppliers.
• 2M Decori: Fellow Italian finishing/decorations company co-founding the MGD Business Network alongside Crisalide; operates in overlapping surface-treatment and decoration services, making it the closest comparable peer for capabilities and customer base.
• Ellemme: MGD Business Network partner operating in related metal/accessory finishing; comparable Italian SME serving overlapping eyewear and fashion-accessory brands.
• Omas: Italian finishing specialist and MGD network co-founder; overlaps directly with Crisalide on decoration services for eyewear and fashion accessories in the Treviso district.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crisalide-sas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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