Xpanceo
Dubai deep tech company developing a smart contact lens for extended reality and health data
Based in Dubai, founded 2021
The numbers
$1.4bnValuation
2021Founded
Why it matters
XPANCEO is building a contact lens that combines augmented reality, health monitoring, night vision and zoom. Its $250 million Series A at a $1.35 billion valuation in July 2025 was the largest Series A raised in MENA and made it a UAE unicorn, although the lens is still in development.
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On Founding MENA
Xpanceo: Roman Axelrod
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