Arturo Catalano Gonzaga
Co-founder & CEO
BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bath; previously Software Engineer at TTTech Auto. Leads R&D and strategy.
Presbyopia in a nutshell.
An age-related condition affecting 1.8 billion people worldwide, gradually reducing your eyes' ability to focus at close range - on a book, a menu, or your phone - and ultimately forcing you to rely on reading glasses.
Checking your phone means reaching for your glasses. Every 6 minutes. 100+ times a day.
Technology
How Glassless works.
Glassless mathematically models the distortion introduced by a presbyopic eye and uses that model to correct it at the source. By adjusting the light emitted by the display, we recover much of the lost contrast and sharpness, letting you use your phone without reaching for reading glasses.
01
Your vision profile
A short self-assessment test sets the correction intensity. That value is combined with readings from the light sensor and an estimate of your viewing distance to model how light travels from the display into your eye. This is the basis for every correction that follows.
02
On-device processing
Glassless uses AI to run the image processing and rendering directly on your smartphone. The correction updates in real time when viewing conditions change, and recalculates when the screen content changes.
03
Corrected on screen
The corrected frame is rendered at the end of the graphics pipeline. Once it passes through your eye, it lands sharply on the retina - adapting content to your vision using only the hardware already in your hands.
Meet the team
Photonics, AI engineering, software development and sales, all in one team.
Giorgio Sleiter
Co-founder & COO
MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship, King's College London; previously Venture Lead at Bain & Company's startup studio. Leads operations and fundraising.
Giuseppe Antonacci
Co-founder & Scientific Advisor
MSc & PhD in Physics and Photonics, Imperial College London; CEO of Specto Photonics. Advises R&D and deep-tech operations.
Michelangelo Panza
Co-founder & Scientific Lead
PhD candidate in Physics Education, Universities of Cagliari and Macerata. Leads lab testing and data collection.
Rambod Rahmani
AI Engineer
MEng Artificial Intelligence, Università di Pisa. Various experience in ML and Computer Vision, leads Glassless AI development.
Awards
Recognised along the way.
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17/09/2026
Finalists — “7 Idee per Cambiare l'Italia”, L'Espresso
Selected among the finalists of L'Espresso's “7 Idee per Cambiare l'Italia”, with Pitch Day in Milan.
17/09/2026
14/07/2026
Impact Deal — Finalists
Selected as finalists of the Impact Deal programme hosted at OGR Torino.
Read more14/07/2026
06/03/2026
Semi-Finalists — Startup World Cup
Selected among the 7 semi-finalists representing Italy for the Startup World Cup pitch session hosted at Università Bocconi.
Read more06/03/2026
01/11/2025
F6S — Top startups globally
Listed among the top startups globally: #12 in Silver Economy and #39 in Photonics.
01/11/2025
14/02/2025
Call4Ideas — Cluster Scienze della Vita FVG
First place in the Call4Ideas organised by Cluster Scienze della Vita, Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Read more14/02/2025
30/01/2025
BoostYourIdeas — Lazio Innova
Startup Acceleration prize, awarded to 6 of 278 applicants.
Read more30/01/2025
06/11/2024
VITA Digital Health Accelerator — Rete Nazionale CDP
€150,000 in funding after the pitching finals in Milan.
06/11/2024
01/11/2023
Santander X UK Awards
Top 100 of 1,600 entries; semi-finals held at the Oval.
01/11/2023
08/08/2023
OPPO Inspiration Challenge
Top 15 EMEA / Top 45 global; pitched at the Harvard Club of Boston.
08/08/2023