# Newsroom

[**TechCrunch: IXI raises $36.5M from Amazon and others to bring autofocus to prescription glasses**](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/ixi-raises-36-5m-from-amazon-and-more-to-bring-the-concept-of-autofocus-to-prescription-glasses/)

Blink and you’ll miss it: A startup out of Finland is taking a new look at the market for prescription eyewear. Tapping into innovations in eye-tracking and liquid crystal lens technology, IXI is building low-power glasses that will invisibly and automatically adjust to account for a wearer’s presbyopia (far-sightedness).

News  
29/04/2025  
TechCrunch  
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News  
02/02/2026  
Eyewear Intelligence  
[**Eyewear Intelligence: IXI finds early distribution partners in France**](https://www.ewintelligence.com/retail-and-distribution/ixi-finds-early-distribution-partners-in-france/119333.article)

Pictured: Niko Eiden (CEO, IXI), Michael Kodochian (Innovation Director, Atol), Vincent Biessy (Chief Operating Officer, Atol) and Kristo Kivilaakso (VP of Business Development, IXI)

Press releases  
30/01/2026  
[**IXI signs letter of intent with Atol and Vizio to explore future commercial pilots in France**](https://ixieyewear.com/articles/ixi-signs-letter-of-intent-with-atol-and-vizio-to-explore-future-commercial-pilots-in-france)

News  
15/01/2026  
CNN Quest Means Business  
[**CNN Quest Means Business: Finnish eyewear company makes glasses that "autofocus" lenses to eye movement**](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/business/video/ixi-glasses-eiden-intv-011504pseg2-cnni-business-fast)

News  
14/01/2026  
Monocle  
[**Monocle: IXI Autofocus glasses**](https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-globalist/3782/)

News  
10/01/2026  
TechRadar  
[**TechRadar: IXI's CEO on the tech behind CES 2026’s most exciting eyeglasses**](https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/were-redefining-eyewear-on-a-really-high-level-i-like-to-use-a-camera-analogy-fixed-focus-manual-focus-and-then-autofocus-what-were-trying-to-do-is-autofocus-ixis-ceo-on-the-tech-behind-ces-2026s-most-exciting-eyeglasses)

News  
08/01/2026  
Engadget  
[**Engadget: IXI’s autofocusing lenses are almost ready to replace multifocal glasses**](https://www.engadget.com/wearables/ixis-autofocusing-lenses-multifocal-glasses-ces-2026-212608427.html)

News  
08/01/2026  
Tekniikan Maailma  
[**Tekniikan Maailma: Katse kääntyy, linssi tarkentaa**](https://tekniikanmaailma.fi/lehti/1b-2026/katse-kaantyy-linssi-tarkentaa/#google_vignette)

News  
07/01/2026  
CNET  
[**CNET: These Smart Glasses Would Adjust Focus on the Fly Based on Your Eye Movements**](https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/ixi-eyewear-smart-glasses-autofocus-lenses/)

News  
06/01/2026  
CNN  
[**CNN: ‘Autofocus’ glasses can change their lenses in real time**](https://edition.cnn.com/science/autofocus-glasses-ixi-change-lenses-spc)

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