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About
Specsy made bespoke 3D-printed eyeglass frames for optical retailers. Founded in Toronto in November 2016 by Milan Madhavji, who was also its chief technology officer, and Ashley Barby, its co-founder and chief operating officer, it was Madhavji's second company — he applied the 3D scanning and printing he had built up at his oral radiology practice, Canaray, to eyewear. The model was wholesale rather than retail: Specsy supplied optical professionals with the hardware and cloud software, they scanned and designed the frames with the patient in the chair, and Specsy printed the frames on in-house multi-colour 3D printers. It launched its line in October 2017 and announced entry into the United States at Vision Expo East in early 2018, by which point it had accounts across Canada and into the US. A notice posted by one of its retail partners in May 2022 said Specsy was shutting down services following operational changes during Covid; specsy.com no longer responds.
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No outside investors identified. Nothing found on funding rounds either way.
Quick answers
What did Specsy do?
It let optical retailers sell custom 3D-printed glasses. An in-store app scanned the customer's face in about 30 seconds and designed the frames on a live image of it; Specsy printed them in-house and shipped them to the store.
Who founded Specsy?
Milan Madhavji, founder and CTO, and Ashley Barby, co-founder and COO, in Toronto in November 2016. Madhavji is an oral radiologist who had been using 3D scanning and printing at his dental imaging company, Canaray, since 2010.
What happened to Specsy?
It wound down. A notice from one of its retail partners in May 2022 said Specsy was in the process of shutting down services after operational changes during Covid. Its website no longer responds.