India, Dec. 7 -- Editor's Note:

As we bid adieu to 2025, for the next few weeks, The Outline by Inc42 will look back at the hits and misses of India's top tech startups and trends this year. Here's the first special edition as part of our 2025 In Review series.

The past year has been nothing short of monumental for Lenskart - from reporting another operationally profitable quarter in Q2 FY26 to making the public markets leap in November, and crossing a market capitalisation of INR 70,000 Cr despite a muted stock market debut.

A clear shift this year has been Lenskart's effort to move beyond the image of a 'basic D2C eyewear' brand selling prescription glasses and sunglasses. The company is now working to reposition itself as a new-age ...