Leon van Vuuren

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Optique

Leon van Vuuren is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Optique.

Optique is a South African optometry chain with franchise-owned branches and an online store, known for a R99 eye test. Knife Capital made a Series A investment in it in 2025.

In the job

  1. Knife Capital made a Series A investment in Optique, which then had 19 branches. Source

Sources

  1. innovation-village.com
  2. techinafrica.com
  3. optique.co.za

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