A DECADE OF RESEARCH, RESILIENCE, AND REFINEMENT.

Private Founder Circle Invitation

You’re Invited

If you’re here, it is because you are someone I trust—someone who has supported me, believed in my work, or understands what it takes to build something meaningful from the ground up.

For more than a decade, I have worked to answer a question women have been asking for generations:

Why must beautiful heels hurt?

ATINA ÑYC is the next evolution of that work—a female-founded New York footwear brand creating modern heels with elevated design, Spanish craftsmanship, and comfort engineered into the shoe from the beginning.

I have personally funded the development and first production run. Now, I am opening this next chapter to a small circle of friends, family, and longtime supporters interested in helping me bring ATINA to market.

What I’m Building

Modern style. Sneaker-like comfort. No compromise.

ATINA is rebuilding the heel from the foundation outward—considering fit, balance, flexibility, cushioning, pressure distribution, materials, traction, and structural support as one integrated system.

This proprietary approach is called Comfort Intelligence™.

  • Contemporary premium footwear

  • Crafted and hand-finished in Spain

  • Proprietary comfort-focused construction

  • Extended sizing and personalized fit support

Comfort Intelligence™ is not one insert or one layer of cushioning. It is how the entire shoe is developed and built.

Built on Experience

$2.1M
Previously raised through crowdfunding

10,000+
Crowdfunding backers

Thousands
Of pairs manufactured and delivered

588 pairs
ATINA’s debut production run

As co-founder and COO of Antonia Saint NY, I spent more than a decade working across footwear development, manufacturing, e-commerce, fulfillment, and customer experience. Everything I learned now informs how I am building ATINA—with a new product, construction approach, and brand vision.

Where ATINA Stands Today

  • 588-pair debut collection arriving September 25, 2026

  • Initial paying customers and preorders

  • E-commerce platform and fit-support experience launched

  • Experienced development and manufacturing team established in Spain

The product has been developed. The factory is running. The next priority is bringing the collection to market and creating the runway for sell-through and growth.

The Funding Opportunity

I am raising $100,000 in seed capital to support ATINA’s launch and early growth.

Capital will support:

  • Completion and importation of the debut collection

  • Launch marketing and customer acquisition

  • Intellectual-property protection and working capital

This is an early-stage opportunity and carries meaningful risk. Complete terms, financial information, and formal documentation will be provided before any commitment is made.

An Invitation to Learn More

There is no expectation or pressure attached to this invitation.

If you are interested, I would be grateful for the opportunity to share the full investor deck, financial projections, funding structure, and risks with you privately.

The demand was proven.
The product is built.
The factory is running.
Now it is time to bring ATINA ÑYC to market.

Argentina Flores
Founder & Creative Director, ATINA ÑYC
arg@atinanyc.com | (646) 379-4206