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Lapaire: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Lapaire is a Panafrican company that focuses on providing affordable eyewear to individuals across Africa. Our mission is to ensure that everyone has access to clear vision. Currently, we have expanded our presence to over 50 locations in various African countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin, and Togo.

lapaire.africa LinkedIn Nairobi, Kenya 251-500 employees
E-Commerce B2B
Total raised
$2.5M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Oct 2024

Lapaire has raised $2.5M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Oct 2024.

That round is below the $3.4M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Lapaire Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.5M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$2.5M in Oct 2024
Employees
251-500
reported band
Headquarters
Nairobi, Kenya

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2024.

Lapaire Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$2.5M
Series B
Undisclosed

1 of 2 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

Lapaire announced a Series B in Nov 2023; the amount was not disclosed.

11 months later, an undisclosed round of $2.5M was announced in Oct 2024.

Lapaire Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jerome Lapaire
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Lapaire team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Lapaire Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
93
$3.1M

Lapaire's latest round of $2.5M is below the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Lapaire Funding FAQs

What does Lapaire do?

Lapaire is a Panafrican company that focuses on providing affordable eyewear to individuals across Africa. Our mission is to ensure that everyone has access to clear vision. Currently, we have expanded our presence to over 50 locations in various African countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin, and Togo.

How much funding has Lapaire raised?

Lapaire has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $2.5M announced in Oct 2024.

When did Lapaire last raise funding?

Lapaire's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $2.5M, announced in Oct 2024.

Who founded Lapaire?

FundedIQ lists Jerome Lapaire (Founder) at Lapaire.

Where is Lapaire headquartered?

Lapaire is based in Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya.

How many employees does Lapaire have?

Lapaire is in the 251-500 employee band.

How does Lapaire's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?

Lapaire's latest round of $2.5M is below the $3.4M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Lapaire Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Lapaire is left off this page rather than filled in.

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