Quattrocento is a crafted Italian eyewear brand that designs and manufactures sunglasses and prescription frames entirely in Italy. The company sells luxury glasses at lower prices by cutting out agents and distributors and handling end-to-end operations. Prices start at €105 for frames with prescription lenses combined. Quattrocento emphasizes Italian artisan tradition and hand-made touches, including a handwritten note placed in a wooden box with each pair. Founders Sharon Ezra (with a fashion product management background) and Eugenio Pugliese (with long-time optical industry experience and a family optician background) lead the startup. The brand positions itself in Europe’s direct-to-consumer eyewear market alongside peers such as Warby Parker, GlassesDirect and Ace & Tate.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2015