Wrist-band.com

Wrist-band.com
Private
Industry Technology
Founded 2007[1]
Founders
  • Azim Makanojiya, CEO[2]
  • Zishan Momin, president
Headquarters United States
Products Customized silicone wristbands
Number of employees
 70 (2015[3])
Parent WB Promotions
Website www.wrist-band.com

Wrist-band.com is an American technology company that manufacturers and retails silicone wristbands online. The company was founded by Zishan Momin and Azim Makanojiya who was included on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs in 2011.[4] Wrist-band.com is the largest online retailer of silicone wristbands in the United States.[3][5]

History

Wrist-band.com was founded in Houston, Texas in 2007 by Azim Makanojiya and Zishan Momin. Makanojiya had initially started the company as a project while attending the University of Houston as a computer engineering major.[6][7] Starting the operation in his garage in Houston, Mumbai-born Makanojiya was also supporting his family financially at the time.[8]

After its first year in operation, the company generated over $6.9 million.[5] In 2011, Wrist-band.com was ranked 31st on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing companies and is also included as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Houston.[9][10]

The company began as a two-man operation taking orders over the phone.[11] Since then, it has approximately 30 call center representatives and 40 manufacturing employees working in the Wrist-band.com factory in China.[3]

Wrist-band.com operates an e-commerce website that retails silicone wristbands in various colors that can be customized with specific words or phrases.[6] The company also has wristbands with QR codes or RFID chips. Wrist-band.com has worked with companies such as Coca-Cola and with events such as the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Amy McCullough (March 22, 2014). "Austin-based Startup Burpy Delivers". SiliconHills News. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Student Eentrepreneurs Bootstrapping a Zero logistics E-commerce Company to 19-million: Wrist-band.com CEO Azim Makanojiya". Sramana Mitra. September 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Raif Karerat (January 19, 2015). "A school project spawned into a multimillion dollar company for Azim Makanojia". The American Bazaar. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs: Azim Makanojiya, CEO". Inc. Magazine. 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Indian-American is top wristband seller in US". The Indian-American Diaspora. December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Richard Springer (December 30, 2014). "Wrist-band.com Shakes Up the Customized Wristband Market". India West. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kirti Sharma (January 7, 2015). "This Indian Youth's Startup Is The Top Seller Of Silicon Wrist Bands In US". IndianWeb2. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Rattan Mall (December 22, 2014). "Indian American college student builds a multi-million dollar company out of family's garage". Indo-Canadian Voice. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ Sami Mujtahedi (December 31, 2014). "Indian-American Sells Wrist-Bands Worth $6.9 million in an Year in the US". Y-Axis News. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ Lalit K jha (December 30, 2014). "Indian Youth's Company Top Seller of Silicon Wrist Band in US". Outlook. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Azim Makanojiya's Wrist-Band.com top seller of silicon wrist band in US". The Economic Times. December 30, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dianna Williams (October 2, 2014). "Wrist-Band.com - Silicone Wristbands Still Matter". AdWeek. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
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