Temasek, Fidelity may invest $200 million in Lenskart at $5 billion valuation
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Singapore’s Temasek and US’ Fidelity are in advanced discussions to invest around $200 million in Lenskart through a secondary share sale at a valuation of about $5 billion, three people aware of the matter said.To put this in perspective, the round would take the homegrown eyewear company’s valuation to over three times that of Warby Parker, a New York-based online retailer for spectacles and contact lens. Warby Parker listed on the NYSE late in 2022 and has a market capitalisation of around...

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