Revant Optics
Revant Optics is a Portland-based online retailer and manufacturer of replacement sunglass and prescription eyewear lenses.
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Overview
Revant Optics is an American eyewear company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The business designs, develops, manufactures, and sells replacement lenses for sunglasses and prescription glasses, primarily through an online retail model. Its proposition is centered on extending the useful life of existing frames by replacing worn, scratched, damaged, or optically outdated lenses rather than requiring customers to buy entirely new eyewear. The company was founded in Portland in 2010 by Jason Bolt. Its origins and identity are closely associated with the city's independent design, manufacturing, and outdoor-oriented business communities. Revant initially operated as an online seller, but later expanded its capabilities to include in-house lens manufacturing. In 2017, the company began manufacturing lenses in Portland, an important shift from a predominantly e-commerce operation toward a more vertically integrated model. Revant's product scope includes replacement lenses compatible with a range of popular sunglass frames, together with prescription-lens services. Its business model combines frame compatibility, lens customization, online ordering, and direct-to-consumer distribution. The brand serves customers who want to repair or upgrade existing eyewear, including people seeking replacement lenses after normal wear and outdoor users looking for different optical, tint, or performance characteristics. The available reference material does not establish a complete list of lens technologies, frame brands, or geographic markets, so those details are not specified here. The company has received several business and manufacturing recognitions. Inc. magazine included Revant among the fastest-growing companies in the United States in 2014, 2015, and 2016. After establishing Portland manufacturing operations, Revant received a Portland Business Journal Oregon Manufacturer of the Year award in the 11-to-50-employee category in 2017. In 2019, its customer service department received a Bronze Stevie Award, while founder and chief executive Jason Bolt received the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. In 2024, Revant received another Oregon Manufacturer of the Year recognition from the Portland Business Journal and a European Design Award for an outdoor sunglasses line associated with bio-based and recycled plastics. In May 2025, Bolt was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Mountain West program. Revant's physical operations have also developed over time. Its former world headquarters occupied a renovated 15,000-square-foot masonry building in Portland's Central Eastside Industrial District. The building, originally constructed in 1936 for coffee production, later served as a furniture warehouse. A core-and-shell renovation completed in spring 2018 enabled the site to house Revant's headquarters, manufacturing, and sales operations. In late 2023, the company relocated its headquarters to Portland's Pearl District. Revant remains an active private company, but publicly available reference material supplied for this entry does not establish its ownership structure, financial results, workforce size beyond the historical award category, or detailed international distribution footprint.
History
Revant Optics was established in Portland, Oregon, in 2010 by Jason Bolt. It developed as an online retailer serving customers who needed replacement lenses for existing sunglasses and prescription glasses. Rather than concentrating exclusively on the sale of complete new frames, the company built its identity around lens replacement, allowing customers to extend the life of eyewear they already owned. The company gained national visibility during its early growth period. Inc. magazine listed Revant among the fastest-growing companies in the United States in 2014, 2015, and 2016. These listings reflected the expansion of a specialized direct-to-consumer business operating at the intersection of e-commerce, eyewear, and product customization. A significant operational change occurred in 2017, when Revant began manufacturing lenses in Portland. Local production gave the company a more direct role in product development and fulfillment and reinforced its Portland manufacturing identity. That year, the company received a Portland Business Journal Oregon Manufacturer of the Year Award in the 11-to-50-employee category. Revant's Portland operations were based for a period in a 15,000-square-foot masonry building in the Central Eastside Industrial District, close to Burnside Skatepark. The building had been constructed in 1936 for coffee production and later used as a warehouse by the Shleifer furniture business. After that business closed in 2016, a comprehensive core-and-shell renovation was completed in spring 2018. The renovated facility housed Revant's headquarters, manufacturing, and sales operations, consolidating important functions in one location. The company continued to receive recognition for service and entrepreneurship. In 2019, Revant's customer service department won a Bronze Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year. In the same year, Bolt received the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurial Achievement Award, which recognizes an entrepreneur or founding team for notable recent achievement. Revant later broadened its sustainability and product-design profile. In 2024, it received another Oregon Manufacturer of the Year award from the Portland Business Journal. It also received a European Design Award in the ECO DESIGN/Sustainable: Outdoor Products category for a new sunglasses line made with bio-based and recycled plastic. These developments connected the company's replacement-lens heritage with a wider effort to develop complete eyewear products using alternative material inputs. In late 2023, Revant relocated its headquarters to downtown Portland's Pearl District. The move marked a new physical chapter after several years in the Central Eastside facility, although the supplied material does not specify whether all manufacturing activities moved at the same time or describe the company's current production footprint in detail. In May 2025, Bolt was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Mountain West program. Revant is described in the available reference material as an active private company. Its current revenue, ownership, employee count, detailed product catalog, and market-by-market sales footprint are not established by the supplied sources.
- 2025
Jason Bolt becomes Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist
[1]Bolt was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Mountain West program.
- 2024
Manufacturing and sustainable design awards
[1]Revant received Oregon manufacturing recognition and a European Design Award for sustainable outdoor products.
- 2023
Headquarters moves to the Pearl District
[1]Revant relocated its headquarters from Portland's Central Eastside Industrial District to the Pearl District downtown.
- 2019
Customer service and founder recognition
[1]Revant's customer service department won a Bronze Stevie Award, and Jason Bolt received the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
- 2018
Renovated Central Eastside facility opens
[1]A comprehensive renovation of Revant's Portland facility was completed in spring 2018, supporting headquarters, manufacturing, and sales operations.
- 2017
Portland lens manufacturing begins
[1]The company began manufacturing lenses in Portland, adding in-house production to its online retail operation.
- 2016
Third Inc. fastest-growth recognition
[1]Revant was included for a third consecutive year among the fast-growing companies recognized by Inc. magazine.
- 2015
Second Inc. fastest-growth recognition
[1]Revant again appeared in Inc. magazine's recognition of fast-growing U.S. companies.
- 2014
First Inc. fastest-growth recognition
[1]Revant was included among the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc. magazine.
- 2010
Revant Optics is founded in Portland
[1]Jason Bolt founded Revant Optics in Portland, Oregon, establishing an online business focused on replacement eyewear lenses.
Products and positioning
A direct-to-consumer eyewear specialist focused on replacement lenses, frame reuse, online convenience, Portland-based manufacturing, and more sustainable outdoor products.
Eyewear replacement parts
Replacement sunglass lenses
Replacement lenses designed for existing sunglass frames. This is the core of Revant's direct-to-consumer proposition: customers can renew or alter the functional life of compatible eyewear without replacing the entire frame. The supplied sources do not provide a complete technical specification or compatibility list.
Prescription eyewear
Prescription replacement lenses
Prescription lenses supplied for replacement eyewear applications. They extend the company's replacement-lens model beyond non-prescription sunglasses, although the available reference material does not specify the full range of prescriptions, coatings, or ordering options.
Sunglasses · 2024
Sustainable outdoor sunglasses
A newer sunglasses line associated with bio-based and recycled plastic materials. The line received a 2024 European Design Award in the ECO DESIGN/Sustainable: Outdoor Products category, linking Revant's manufacturing and outdoor-product activity with a materials-focused sustainability proposition.
Brand decisions
2024
Introduce a bio-based and recycled-plastic sunglasses lineProduct launchBackground
Revant expanded its profile from replacement lenses toward complete outdoor sunglasses with a sustainability-oriented materials proposition.
Action taken
The company introduced a new sunglasses line made with bio-based and recycled plastic and submitted the design for industry recognition.
Aftermath
The line received a European Design Award for ECO DESIGN/Sustainable: Outdoor Products.
2023
Relocate headquarters to the Pearl DistrictStrategyBackground
Revant had operated from a renovated Central Eastside Portland facility that housed headquarters, manufacturing, and sales functions.
Action taken
The company moved its headquarters to Portland's downtown Pearl District in late 2023.
Aftermath
The relocation established a new headquarters location; the available source does not state how the move affected manufacturing or sales operations.
2017
Move into Portland lens manufacturingStrategyBackground
Revant had established itself as an online retailer of replacement eyewear lenses and then expanded its operational role.
Action taken
The company began manufacturing lenses in Portland, adding local production capabilities.
Aftermath
The move supported Revant's identity as a Portland manufacturer and was followed by Oregon manufacturing recognition.
Recent events
- 2025
Jason Bolt named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist[1]
Other
In May 2025, Revant founder and CEO Jason Bolt was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Mountain West program.
- 2024
Revant receives manufacturing and sustainable design recognition[1]
Product launch · Other
Revant received a Portland Business Journal Oregon Manufacturer of the Year award and a European Design Award for sustainable outdoor products associated with a new bio-based and recycled-plastic sunglasses line.
- 2023
Revant relocates headquarters to Portland's Pearl District[1]
Other
The company moved its headquarters from the Central Eastside Industrial District to downtown Portland's Pearl District.
- 2019
Revant customer service department wins Bronze Stevie Award[1]
Other
Revant's customer service department received a Bronze Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year.
- 2019
Jason Bolt receives Oregon Entrepreneurs Network achievement award[1]
Leadership change
Founder and CEO Jason Bolt received the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.
- 2017
Revant Optics begins manufacturing lenses in Portland[1]
Other
Revant began manufacturing lenses in Portland, expanding beyond its online retail origins and increasing local production capabilities.
- 2017
Revant Optics receives Portland Business Journal manufacturing award[1]
Other
The company received the Oregon Manufacturer of the Year Award in the 11-to-50-employee category.
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