A city of 11.3 million. A ride-share network that already reaches every alleyway. A partner — Gojek — whose drivers need clear vision more than almost any other profession on earth.
There are three variables that must all align before our model works in a given city: a large population with uncorrected refractive error, widespread smartphone adoption, and a mature third-party logistics network. Jakarta is one of the few megacities on earth where all three variables sit above the threshold we need.
Indonesia sits within the band of Southeast Asian countries where vision impairment prevalence reaches 45% and corrective access remains scarce.
A screening product that runs on the device the user already owns — no additional hardware, no clinical visit.
Gojek, GrabExpress, Ninja Van — a delivery infrastructure dense enough to drop a pair of glasses at any address in the metro.
A ride-share driver with uncorrected vision is a public-safety risk to themselves, to their passengers, and to everyone on the road. Gojek absorbs both the moral and the commercial case for correction. Our pilot delivers vision solutions directly to Gojek drivers — subsidized in part by Gojek, screened on their phones, delivered by the same fleet they already belong to.
Preliminary collaboration intentions secured. Production capacity matched to pilot volume.
Established partner organizations providing last-mile delivery across the Jakarta metropolitan area.
Universitas Indonesia Department of Law — with Nuel, a child-rights and education advocate — completing the first phase of market-entry planning.
Four serious organizations operate in or adjacent to our space: Tzu Chi Foundation, VisionSpring, Sightsavers, and The Eye Care Foundation. Each has strengths — and each has a structural weakness that leaves space for a different approach.
| Tzu Chi Foundation | VisionSpring | Sightsavers | The Eye Care Foundation | All Good Vision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Physical | Physical | Physical | Physical | Online |
| Model | Free mobile clinics + volunteer optometrists | Affordable glasses via local vendors | Advocacy + funding | Clinic-based screenings | App-based screening + delivery |
| Immediacy | High — same-day at events | Low — vendor-dependent | Low — funding / program lag | Medium — clinic scheduling | High — test anytime via phone |
| End-to-end | Partial — not at scale | Partial — no screening | Low — no direct service | Medium — referral required | Full — screen → supply → deliver |
| Affordability | Free (donor-funded) | Low (~$1–5) | Free (grant-funded) | Low cost | Low cost (~$10) |
| Scale | Regional (Asia) | 50+ countries | 30+ countries | Southeast Asia focus | Jakarta pilot |
| Key weakness | Volunteer-dependent, hard to scale | No diagnostic capability | No direct patient contact | Limited logistics | Early stage — but replicable |
The unit economics are only possible because of our supplier terms, standardized lens agreement, and screening stack. Replicating that requires time others do not have.
Our distribution is native to the cities we enter. No one has to travel; the product arrives.
Competitors require appointments or volunteer-run events. We require opening an app.