Investment, Events

Not everyone goes to Florida on holiday! Why the US is a key market for IbisVision

This time yesterday we were en route to Miami, nestled in our plane seats likely between some people seeking a bit of winter/early spring sun and some families possibly looking to visit Disneyland and a host of other exciting attractions to be found in the Sunshine State.

30 Mar 2022

Not us unfortunately! We are here on much more serious business – in fact two key elements which are pivotal for the future of IbisVision. Firstly we’ll be engaged in a round of talks with potential investors – as the world's biggest investment market, it obviously makes sense for us to tap funding from some of the most experienced and well-known private equity investors in the world. Already, we have funding from Compiler VC, a well-known Florida-based firm who helped us get to the position where we are – to disrupt, but also to help optometrists around the world see a wider group of people, and help those optometrists identify those most at risk from online -related maladies.

But just as in the case of the US being the biggest investment market, if you're not plugged in to the US eye-care market you're not an international player. It's by far and away the biggest in the world, worth about $37.5 billion, which is is pretty ginormous when you consider that export value of the Scotch whisky industry for example is about $2.5 billion annually. There are 35,000 opticians scattered across this vast nation who are all looking to reach as many patients as efficiently as they can, and that’s what IbisVision is all about.

We’re really looking forward to getting to know more about the US investment sector and most importantly it’s unique and cutting edge medical and optometry system. So while we hope many of our younger fellow travellers might be rubbing their eyes in the excitement of meeting Donald and Mickey, our eyes are focused on the biggest prize our business could win.