Born from a 2018 effort by Ezra and Jacob to stop students from losing dorm keys, Keyper makes silicone phone wallets that combine a card pocket with a snug key holder. Rayna joined the team in 2019, and the company now produces custom-logo Keypers for organizations and collegiate designs sold through more than 300 universities. Its patent-pending product has surpassed 100,000 custom Keypers made.
HANDL New YorkCreated by New York City artist and inventor Allen Hirsch, HANDL New York makes fashion-minded phone grips and stands that help a device feel like an extension of the hand. Hirsch developed the patented HANDL after experimenting with homemade phone attachments while painting and texting, giving the company’s accessories an unusually personal origin in the studio. Its removable magHANDL O and elastic-loop designs combine a secure hold with hands-free landscape and portrait standing.NEW YORK, NY
Velvet CaviarFounded in 2014 from Michelle Aran’s New York City bedroom, Velvet Caviar makes fashion-forward phone cases and matching tech accessories that pair distinctive designs with serious protection. The female-founded company coined the “Pretty Yet Protective” concept and now designs its collections with a creative team based in Brooklyn, including collaborations such as its Peanuts™ Snoopy cases. Its cases are 16-foot drop tested, and the company backs them with a one-year warranty and free returns.
iBenzer, IncFor more than a decade, iBenzer has designed and supplied protective cases and accessories for laptops, tablets, and other devices, with a particular focus on outfitting K–12 schools and organizational fleets. The New York-based company says its patented HexPact and Bumptect designs have helped protect more than 8 million devices, while its custom programs let schools and businesses add logos, mascots, or other identifying graphics. iBenzer also reports serving more than 3,000 school districts and holding utility patents for its hardshell case inventions.COLLEGE POINT, NY
Gray Water Ops, LLCVeteran-owned Gray Water Ops, LLC designs and manufactures custom challenge coins, including its patented NFC-enabled Smart Coin®, along with lapel pins and patches. Founded by artist Keith Hanshaw and William Zutell, the company draws on more than 30 years of challenge-coin design experience, with Hanshaw designing coins for military units, law-enforcement agencies, businesses and nonprofits since 1995. Its signature Smart Coin® combines a solid brass, high-relief commemorative coin with an embedded chip that opens a digital experience when tapped with a smartphone.332999HARRISBURG, PA