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Glassless ranked #1 globally in Silver Economy by F6S
The company is also ranked #44 globally in Photonics by F6S.
Rome, Italy — 1 September 2026. Glassless has been recognised among the top startups globally by F6S, ranking #1 worldwide in the Silver Economy category and #44 globally in Photonics.
Two fields, one technology
The recognition places Glassless at the intersection of two rapidly evolving fields: technologies designed to address the needs of an ageing population and advanced solutions emerging from optics and photonics. The company's vision-correcting technology applies software and computational optics to compensate for the effects of presbyopia, with the aim of enabling people to interact with digital devices without relying on reading glasses.
#1 in Silver Economy
The Silver Economy encompasses products and services addressing the changing needs of an ageing population, including technologies designed to support independence, accessibility and quality of life. Glassless' #1 ranking in the category reflects the company's focus on one of the most common age-related changes in vision and its potential to address it through software rather than traditional optical solutions.
#44 in Photonics
Glassless was also ranked #44 globally in Photonics, recognising the company's work at the intersection of optics, imaging and computational technology. Its approach uses the digital display as part of the optical system, modifying visual content before it reaches the user's eye to compensate for the effects of their individual vision.
From laboratory to real-world applications
The recognition follows Glassless' continued development of its technology and progress towards real-world applications. The company has moved from laboratory development towards dynamic, on-device compensation, human validation and commercial pilots, with its technology designed to operate directly across digital screens and applications.
For Glassless, the dual recognition reflects the two sides of the technology: the underlying science and the population it is designed to serve.
“We are incredibly proud to be ranked #1 globally in Silver Economy and #44 in Photonics by F6S. To us, the recognition is particularly meaningful because it captures both sides of what we are building. At its core, Glassless is an optics and photonics technology, but the reason we are building it is to help people as their vision changes with age. Seeing the company recognised in both fields is a great testament to the work our team is doing and to the potential of solving an everyday problem for millions of people through software.”
Read more on F6S: F6S Silver Economy rankings.
About F6S
F6S is a global platform connecting startups with investors, accelerators, grants, jobs and other resources for founders. Its startup rankings provide visibility into companies across a range of industries and technology categories, including Silver Economy and Photonics.
About Glassless
Glassless is developing vision-correcting software designed to enable people with presbyopia to interact with digital devices without reading glasses. The technology pre-compensates digital content for the user's visual impairment, with the aim of integrating directly into smartphones, applications and other digital platforms.
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