NapBox
NapBox is a New York-based direct-to-consumer manufacturer of modular sleep pods and acoustic office booths, serving enterprises, universities, government agencies, airlines, and humanitarian shelters globally via a factory-direct model and an architecture-firm affiliate channel.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What NapBox does
NapBox is a New York-based, direct-to-consumer manufacturer of modular sleep pods and acoustic office booths, founded in 2014. The company designs and ships enclosed pods that provide privacy for rest, focused work, and temporary shelter, with a product portfolio spanning Sleep Pods (Basic Single, Basic Bunk, Economy, Premium, First Class/Signature Soundproof, plus refurbished variants), Silence Pods/Soundbox office booths (Small, Medium, Large, plus a 4-person meeting configuration and refurbished Medium), and accessories (Pod Cabinet, Reinforced Spring Mattress, Dual Density Foam Mattress, Battery and Solar Power Kits). Core engineering centers on precision aluminum frames (no-screw, tool-free assembly in under 10 minutes), recycled plastics and MDF panels, aluminum/glass booth construction, fire-retardant and antimicrobial surfaces, waterproof/bug-resistant mattress systems, and ISO 23351-1 / UL 962 certified acoustic and fire-safety performance (Basic Single Sleep Pod achieves a 25dB NIC rating).
NapBox firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- NapBox
- Legal name
- NapBox
- Website
- https://napbox.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- NapBox is a New York-based direct-to-consumer manufacturer of modular sleep pods and acoustic office booths, serving enterprises, universities, government agencies, airlines, and humanitarian shelters globally via a factory-direct model and an architecture-firm affiliate channel.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
NapBox industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Modular Furniture
- NAICS
- Mattress Manufacturing (337910)
- SIC
- Office Furniture (2520)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Sleep Health & Comfort Services (In-Store Fitting, Delivery, Removal, Sanitization) (CRAIABAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Mattress & Pillow Components Manufacturing (Ticking/Pillow Shells/Protectors) (IMAOAKAE)
Keywords
Where NapBox is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
NapBox business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Sleep Pod Sales: Direct sale of modular sleep pods ranging from Economy Bunk ($1,999) to Premium Single Sleep Pod ($2,999) to Signature Soundproof Sleep Pod (price varies). New and refurbished options available.
- Soundproof Booth Sales (Soundbox Line): Sale of Soundbox acoustic office booths including Small ($5,499), Medium ($7,499), Large ($9,499), and 4-person meeting booth. Both white and black finish options. Refurbished models also available at discounted prices.
- Assembly & Installation Services: Professional on-site assembly and installation services offered as an add-on with every order. Includes delivery and full assembly support for enterprise and nonprofit clients.
- Maintenance & Repair Services: Scheduled and on-demand maintenance and repair services to ensure product longevity. Modular design enables fast, cost-effective repairs with swappable components. Field repair kits and remote technical support available.
- Custom Design Services: Tailored pod solutions developed to customer specifications for large projects. Requires 50% non-refundable deposit. Custom designs remain NapBox's intellectual property.
- Accessories & Add-ons: Sale of compatible accessories including fans, lighting, storage solutions, Pod Cabinet ($74.99), Reinforced Spring Mattress ($199), Dual Density Foam Mattress, and smart integration features. Battery and solar power kits also available.
- Affiliate / Referral Program: Architecture and design professionals earn 5% commission on closed deals or $250 Amazon Gift Card per referral. Referred clients receive 10% exclusive discount. Rewards issued after client completes purchase and payment is received.
- Nonprofit Discount Pricing: Special nonprofit pricing offering savings up to 50% for eligible organizations including shelters, humanitarian response, and NGOs. Factory-direct model removes markups to maximize organizational budgets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Entry-level sleep pods for basic shelter and dorm use |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Mid-range pods with enhanced features and comfort |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Premium soundproof and high-end sleep solutions |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Small to large acoustic office booths |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Accessories and add-ons |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Nonprofit and NGO pricing |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Enterprise volume and custom orders |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels13 records
NapBox product offering
Product offeringCore offering
NapBox designs and manufactures modular sleep pods and soundproof office booths (Soundbox line) for commercial, institutional, and humanitarian use. The company sells directly through its e-commerce storefront with factory-direct pricing, delivering prefabricated enclosed spaces that assemble in under 10 minutes without tools or permits, providing private spaces for rest, focused work, meetings, and emergency shelter. NapBox serves enterprise clients, government agencies, universities, hospitals, and nonprofit shelters with modular acoustic-engineered furniture.
Product overview
NapBox is a direct-to-consumer company providing manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance of modular furniture solutions. The product portfolio consists of three core product lines: Sleep Pods (9 products including Basic Single, Basic Bunk, Economy, Premium, First Class/Signature Soundproof, and various refurbished models), Silence Pods (4 products including Small, Medium, Large Soundbox Office Booths and a Refurbished Medium Silence Booth), and Accessories (including Pod Cabinet, Reinforced Spring Mattress, and Dual Density Foam Mattress). The company also offers custom add-ons such as Battery and Solar Power Kits for off-grid deployment. NapBox positions its offerings around three core values: Simple (modular, easy-to-install designs), Affordable (factory-direct pricing with payment plans), and Sustainable (eco-conscious materials including recycled plastics). Products serve diverse industries including shelters, healthcare, enterprises, universities, and military/defense.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Basic Single Sleep Pod
Quantifiable outcome
- 75% increase in productivity reported by office clients using NapBox soundproof booths
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use NapBox
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
NapBox technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
NapBox partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- GenslercoreLeading global architecture firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program. Gensler professionals recommend NapBox sleep and silence solutions to their clients. Partners earn 5% commission on closed deals or $250 Amazon Gift Card per successful referral. Referred clients receive 10% exclusive discount.
- HOKcoreGlobal design, architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program as a referral partner for workplace and institutional solutions.
- AECOMcoreGlobal infrastructure firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program. AECOM professionals refer NapBox solutions for infrastructure and facility projects requiring modular privacy and rest solutions.
- Perkins WillcoreArchitecture and design firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program, recommending NapBox modular solutions to clients in workplace, healthcare, and education sectors.
- ArcadiscoreGlobal design and consultancy firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program for architecture and workplace solutions.
- HDRminorArchitecture and engineering firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program as referral partner.
- JacobsminorTechnical engineering services firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program as referral partner.
- Nikken SekkeiminorJapanese architecture firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- SwecominorEuropean architecture and engineering consultancy participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- DLR GroupminorArchitecture and engineering firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Perkins EastmanminorArchitecture firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co.minorConstruction and decoration firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Heerim Architects PlannersminorKorean architecture and planning firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Space MatrixminorAsia-focused workplace design firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Yang Associates GroupminorArchitecture firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- DSP Design AssociatesminorDesign and architecture firm participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- Envisione StudiominorDesign studio participating in NapBox's Affiliate Program.
- NapXcoreNapX is NapBox's reservation/booking software that integrates with all NapBox pods to allow students and users to reserve pod spaces. Available as an add-on pairing with all pods for booking management. NapX is listed as a business type alongside NapBox on the shelter quote form.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
NapBox competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Steelcase: Steelcase is a Fortune 500 office furniture manufacturer that has expanded into modular acoustic pods (Steelcase Privacy Walls and recently acquired office-pod offerings). It competes with NapBox in enterprise contracts but operates across the full office furniture portfolio.
- Knoll (Herman Miller / MillerKnoll): MillerKnoll (Herman Miller, Knoll) is a broad office-furniture incumbent competing in workspace privacy and modular solutions. It serves overlapping enterprise customers but does not focus on the modular sleep-pod niche.
Direct peers
- Room: Room (formerly Room & Board) designs and sells modular, factory-built acoustic phone booths, meeting pods, and sleep pods (Room Dream). It is a near-direct competitor across both NapBox's silence pod and sleep pod product lines.
- Talkbox: Talkbox designs and sells modular soundproof office booths for focus work, calls, and meetings. It is a direct peer in the acoustic booth category with similar pricing and DTC go-to-market.
- Framery: Framery is the global market leader in soundproof office pods and phone booths, directly competing with NapBox's Soundbox line across enterprise customers. Both sell modular, factory-produced acoustic booths for open-office privacy and focus work.
- Zenbooth: Zenbooth manufactures and sells soundproof office phone booths and meeting pods directly to businesses, mirroring NapBox's Soundbox line in product, channel, and target buyer.
- Sleepbox: Sleepbox designs and rents modular sleep pods for airports, offices, and hospitality — a direct competitor to NapBox's sleep pod line, particularly in transit and nap-café use cases.
Emerging players
- Yotel: Yotel operates compact pod-based hotels and airport sleeping cabins, overlapping with NapBox's sleep pod products in the nap/rest micro-hospitality category. Yotel is an operator-customer profile rather than a direct manufacturer competitor.
- Soundproof Cow: Soundproof Cow offers soundproof booths and acoustic privacy solutions for offices and commercial spaces. It overlaps with NapBox's soundproof booth line though with a broader acoustic-product portfolio.
Regional players
- Capsule Hotels / The Pod Hotels: The Pod Hotels operates compact pod-style accommodations in select US cities. While not a manufacturer, it represents an adjacent buyer/use case for NapBox's sleep pods in micro-hospitality deployments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
NapBox social profiles
Digital presenceNapBox compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance10 records
NapBox financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
NapBox leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
NapBox funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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NapBox M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about NapBox
What does NapBox do?
NapBox designs and manufactures modular sleep pods and soundproof office booths (Soundbox line) for commercial, institutional, and humanitarian use. The company sells directly through its e-commerce storefront with factory-direct pricing, delivering prefabricated enclosed spaces that assemble in under 10 minutes without tools or permits, providing private spaces for rest, focused work, meetings, and emergency shelter. NapBox serves enterprise clients, government agencies, universities, hospitals, and nonprofit shelters with modular acoustic-engineered furniture.
Is NapBox a public or private company?
NapBox is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was NapBox founded?
NapBox was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is NapBox based?
NapBox is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does NapBox make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Sleep Pod Sales are the primary driver. The others are soundproof Booth Sales (Soundbox Line), assembly & Installation Services, maintenance & Repair Services, custom Design Services, accessories & Add-ons, affiliate / Referral Program and nonprofit Discount Pricing.
Who are NapBox's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Steelcase and Knoll (Herman Miller / MillerKnoll). Direct peers are Room, Talkbox, Framery, Zenbooth and Sleepbox. Emerging players are Yotel and Soundproof Cow. Capsule Hotels / The Pod Hotels is listed as a regional player.
Does NapBox have an API?
No public API is recorded for NapBox.
What industry is NapBox in?
NapBox's product category is Modular Furniture. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAIABAJ, Sleep Health & Comfort Services (In-Store Fitting, Delivery, Removal, Sanitization), with a secondary code of IMAOAKAE, Mattress & Pillow Components Manufacturing (Ticking/Pillow Shells/Protectors). Its NAICS code is 337910 and its SIC code is 2520.