# National Vision

> National Vision is a VC fund in Duluth backing Health Care and Social Media. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Duluth, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/40840
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/nvi_careers
- Website: http://www.nationalvision.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalvisionhq

National Vision is a VC fund in Duluth focused on Health Care and Social Media. National Vision, Inc. (NVI) is the fourth largest optical retailer in the United States, operating over 700 retail locations in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. National Vision employs over 6,000 employees and our retail divisions include America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, Vision Centers insideselect Wal-Mart, Vista Optical inside Fred Meyer and Optical Centers on select military bases. National Vision has plans to open over 40 new locations annually.National Vision's lab network consists of two domestic locations (St. Cloud, Minnesota and Lawrenceville, Georgia) and two international locations in China and Mexico. Our lab network has been identified as one of the most efficient and effective in the industry. With over 600 lab employees, we focus on our goals of high efficiency, low cost, high quality and fast turnaround time. We have the capability to route our eyeglass jobs to the best labs both in the U.S. and internationally.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for National Vision. Shizune tracks 8 team members at National Vision. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/national-vision?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Zealand | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reade Fahs | CEO and President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reade-fahs |
| Hillary Bliss | Director, CRM & Marketing Analytics; VP, CRM & Marketing Analytics | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillary-bliss |
| Kevin Hassey | Senior Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-hassey |
| Mark Banner | Chief Stores Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-banner-dd58 |
| Mark Cosola | Director of IT Product and Portfolio Management | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-cosola |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toku Eyes | Toku Eyes creates diagnostic and screening tools to eliminate doctors' preventable health and vision deterioration. The company's tools provide a collection of artificial intelligence engines, each specialized in using a different imaging modality for diagnostics, prognostics, or health assessment purposes, allowing clinicians to aid inthe prevention of diabetes and preventable blindness. | $8M | Series A | Apr 17, 2023 | http://www.tokueyes.com |
| Digital Vision Systems | DigitalVision develops, manufactures, and distributes a technology platform for analyzing and correcting vision disorders. It offers vision simulators and prescribers, and spectacles and contact lenses. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. |  | Seed | Jul 17, 2014 | http://digitalvisionsystems.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tech Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Topcon Healthcare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/topcon-healthcare-solutions) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does National Vision invest in?

National Vision invests primarily in Health Care, Social Media and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact National Vision?

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### Who are the partners at National Vision?

The team at National Vision includes Reade Fahs (CEO and President), Hillary Bliss (Director, CRM & Marketing Analytics; VP, CRM & Marketing Analytics) and Kevin Hassey (Senior Vice President), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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