Warby Parker Partners With Google on AI-Powered Eyewear

Paul, Weiss is representing eyewear company Warby Parker Inc. in its partnership with Google to develop AI-powered glasses intended for all-day use. The collaboration will combine Warby Parker’s signature approach to eyewear design with Google’s industry-leading technology ecosystem. 

Their first line of intelligent eyewear, anticipated after 2025, will incorporate multimodal AI with prescription or non-prescription lenses. The companies intend to launch a series of products over time. Under the terms of the partnership, Google has committed up to $75 million for Warby Parker’s product development and commercialization costs, as well as an additional investment of up to $75 million, subject to reaching certain collaboration milestones.

The Paul, Weiss team is led by partners Claudine Meredith-Goujon, Matthew Abbott, Timothy Cruickshank and Michael Vogel, and includes corporate partner Sean Fitzpatrick; tax partner Brian Grieve and counsel Daniel Bleiberg; antitrust partner Yuni Sobel; and intellectual property counsel Matthew Rosenberg.