Where is Shamir located?

Shamir is headquartered in Qiryat Shemona, Israel.

How many employees does Shamir have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Shamir is 540.

Where does Shamir rank among its competitors?

Shamir ranks 4th amongst 82 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Azalea Vision, which secured $5.7M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Shamir?

Shamir's top competitors include Azalea Vision, Neurolens and SynergEyes. Among them, Azalea Vision secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Shamir - 2026 Company Profile & Competitors

Company Details

Shamir Optical Industry develops, designs, manufactures, and markets progressive and single vision lenses and molds. It offers semi finished progressive and occupational generic lenses, sport and fashion, multi-purpose, life improvement, and occupational lenses; and coatings and materials. The company also offers design services to optical lens manufacturers. It serves opticians and optical laboratories through retail stores in Israel and internationally. in more than 18 countries across Europe, and North America. Since 2011, Shamir Optical Industry is a joint venture between Essilor International SA and Shamir Optica Holdings A.C.S..

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Founded Year

1972

Location

Qiryat Shemona, Israel

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

4^th among 82 active competitors

Employee Count

540 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Azalea Vision & 95 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Essilor International (Aug 08, 2022)

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Shamir got acquired by Essilor International on Aug 08, 2022.

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Shamir has not raised any funding rounds yet.

Shamir's employee count trend

Shamir has 540 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Shamir's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Shamir include Azalea Vision, Neurolens and SynergEyes. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Shamir, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Azalea Vision 2018, Ghent (Belgium), Series A	Developer of technology for people with high light sensitivity and ocular disorders	$25.4M	imec.xpand, VLAIO & 4 others	57/100
2nd	Neurolens 2008, Coppell (United States), Series E	Provider of prescription lenses and solution for problems related to Digital Vision Syndrome	$126M	MVM, Marshall Wace & 5 others	54/100
3rd	SynergEyes 2001, Carlsbad (United States), Acquired	Hybrid contact lense manufacturers	$48.4M	BioStar Capital, De Novo Ventures & 6 others	50/100
4th	Shamir 1972, Qiryat Shemona (Israel), Acquired	Single vision lenses and molds.	-	-	46/100
5th	Laclarée 2016, Lyon (France), Seed	Developer of an eye-wear solution for presbyopia correction	$5.86M	Kreaxi, HTGF & 6 others	42/100
6th	Nexis Vision 2005, Menlo Park (United States), Series C	Domain services, website hosting, and nameserver management for online success	$33.2M	Versant Ventures, Split Rock Partners & 3 others	39/100
7th	Pixieray 2021, Espoo (Finland), Series A	Developer of technology for optical eyeglasses	$4.4M	Firstminute Capital, Maki & 8 others	39/100
8th	HOYA Vision Care 1941, Watthana (Thailand), Unfunded	Manufacturer of eyeglass lenses, providing vision care and business support	-	-	38/100
9th	ABH Optics 2022, Copenhagen (Denmark), Seed	Developer of lightweight eyeglass lenses	$1.09M	HTGF	35/100
10th	Ocutec 2001, Bellshill (United Kingdom), Seed	Developer of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-based ocular lens	$4.69M	Deepbridge Capital, Scottish Enterprise & 30 others	34/100