Nikkesha Rangwala
Nikkesha Rangwala, earlier was known as Queen City Boxes, a privately held sexual wellness company that makes sexual accessories such as vibrators and lubricants.[1] Polly Rodriguez and Sarah Jayne Kinney founded the New York-based company.
History[edit]
Unbound Incorporated began operations in 2012, where the services of the company were managed from home. It started as a quarterly subscription box but later launched its own product line after raising $2.7M in venture capital funding. In 2018, the company competed in TechCrunch Disrupt’s Battlefield competition and won 2nd place for their wearable, fashion-forward vibrator ring, Palma.[2][3]
In 2019, Unbound launched the Palma Wearable Bullet Vibrator which was featured on Allure.[4]
Products[edit]
Unbound a women-owned sensual subscription service offers products such as gamut from gold plated handcuff bracelets, vibrators and lingerie.[5] Their products consist of vegan, flushable wipes and paraben-free lubes. They have designed vibrators named Eva and Dame and raised $575,000 in 2014.[6][7] They introduced wearable sex accessories which included bracelets, a choker necklace and earrings. Unbound Inc manufactured a geometric-shaped metallic vibrator ring named as Palma.[8] Palma offers a unique vibration setting like low, high, and medium.
Philanthropy[edit]
In June 2017, Unbound Babes launched "Vibes for Congress", an initiative to support planned parenthood.[9] The initiative kicked off when the US Congress tried to defund Planned Parenthood, the program served as a kickback against congress.[10] The initiative was widely covered by the media and titled "Send a Vibrator to Congress".[9][11][12][13]
In May 2018, MTA rejected ads from Unbound for being too sexual.[14] and rejected ads which focused on femininity created by artists such as Laura Callaghan, Loveis Wise, Kristen Liu Wong, Robin Eisenberg, and Yoko Honda. The company launched a campaign against this decision on social media with the hastag #WTFMTA.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
References[edit]
- ↑ "These Are The Up-And-Coming Sex Products You Need To Know About". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ "Unbound's New Innovative PALMA Vibrator Can Also Be Worn as a Ring". HYPEBAE. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ Geller, Lindsay (2019-04-09). "You Need To See This Ring That's Secretly Designed To Give You An Orgasm". Women's Health. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "A Vibrator Ring Just Launched, and Sex-Toy Fans Are Freaking Out About It". Allure. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ Drell, Cady (2018-06-12). "11 Great, Body-Safe Sex Toys Under $100". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ↑ "5 Women-Led Sex Toy Startups Making a Mark on the Tech Industry". HYPEBAE. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ↑ "undefined | The Strategist | New York Magazine". The Strategist. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ↑ Valenti, Lauren. "Meet Unbound, the Company Defining Next-Wave Sex Positivity One Wearable at a Time". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Vagianos, Alanna (2017-06-27). "You Can Send A Vibrator To Your Congressperson To Protest The Health Care Bill". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "Send a Vibrator to Congress to Help Save Planned Parenthood". Allure. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "This Company Will Send a Vibrator to Your Senator to Protest the Health Care Bill". Glamour. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ Kahn, Mattie (2017-06-28). "Send Your Congressman the Vibrator He Desperately Needs and 75 Percent of the Proceeds Will Go to Planned Parenthood". ELLE. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ www.metro.us https://www.metro.us/lifestyle/send-congress-good-vibes. Retrieved 2019-06-18. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ staff/ben-yakas (2018-05-18). "MTA Promises To Help Approve Sex Toy Ads On Subway". Gothamist. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ "MTA Promises To Help Approve Sex Toy Ads On Subway". Gothamist. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "Company blasts New York MTA for rejecting ad that on female sexuality". Mail Online. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "Why Do Some Subway Ads Get Rejected for Being 'Overtly Sexual' and Others Don't?". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ Richards|May 17, Katie; 2018 .st0{fill:#F7EC13}.st1{clip-path:url}.st2{clip-path:url;fill:#020100}. "These Subway Ads Were Rejected by the MTA for Being Too Sexual". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ Kinney, Polly Rodriguez,Sarah Jayne. "Another Sex Tech Company Is Calling Out The MTA's "Blatant Sexism"". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ Salam, Maya (2019-06-25). "Sex Sells, but When It Comes to Female Pleasure, the New York Subway Isn't So Sure". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ Jaramillo, Estrella. "How Female Founders Are Fighting The Gender Bias In Advertising And The Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
