As buzz around Lenskart’s IPO reaches fever pitch, alternative investment fund Persistence Capital took a swipe at the eyewear giant with a cryptic post on X: “We are proud to say that we also skipped this IPO.”

The remark came with a caveat—“We will not comment on whether we were approached in the first place”—implying an air of selective exclusivity. But when a user claimed Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal had personally reached out to the fund, Persistence delivered a pointed punchline: “We asked him about LASIK and the call dropped. It was definitely the network.” Advertisement

The public exchange adds fuel to the growing skepticism over Lenskart’s much-hyped IPO, with market veterans questioning both the offer and the valuation.

Quant Mutual Fund founder and CIO Sandeep Tandon minced no

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