Sextech

Afterglow Founder Lilly Sparks: “We’re releasing the shame and stigma around sex and porn by making porn that’s good for you.”

In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share Afterglow’s founding story as told by Founder Lilly Sparks. Afterglow is merging porn…

What’s it like to bootstrap a sexual wellness startup, Laurène Dorléac?

Always be fundraising seems to be the mantra of many startups these days. CLIMAX‘s path however is different as the team has made a conscious decision to bootstrap the company and not seek outside funding. Laurène Dorléac is the co-founder of CLIMAX, a sexual wellness startup with the goal to teach users the essential methods for both receiving and giving more pleasure…

Sextech Company Lioness Launches COVID Study and Research Platform at CES

At CES 2021, in partnership with the Center For Genital Health And Education (CGHE), the women-founded sextech company Lioness is releasing a report on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our sex lives using Lioness’s unique dataset of physiological behavior and data. This is the first study within the newly recently launched Lioness Sex Research Platform, which the company is announcing at CES in…

Lover’s Dr. Britney Blair: “50% of women and roughly 37% of men have a sexual problem. I then learned how effective treatment is and I was hooked!”

In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share Lover‘s founding story as told by co-founder Dr. Britney Blair. Lover’s…

Coral’s Isharna Walsh: “Entrepreneurship tests you on every level, and every day brings a new challenge, so you have to find ways to keep yourself healthy.”

In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share Coral‘s founding story as told by founder & CEO Isharna Walsh.…

Awkward Essentials Founder Frances Tang: “In short, the idea for Dripstick started at the intersection of baking and laziness.”

In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share Awkward Essentials‘ founding story as told my founder Frances Tang.…

Cara Delevingne Joins Sextech Startup Lora DiCarlo as Co-Owner & Creative Advisor

We talked about Dakota Johnson’s decision to join sexual wellness brand maude a litte earlier this week. And.. well.. We have some more “celebrity news” to share! Actress and model Cara Delevingne is joining sextech startup Lora DiCarlo as new co-owner and creative adviser. Lora DiCarlo was founded in 2017 and is on a mission to elevate the sex toy industry with…

Checking In with Dr. Lyndsey Harper, Founder & CEO of Rosy: A Conversation about Women’s Sexual Wellness, Telehealth and Fundraising as a Solo Founder

It’s been a busy couple of months for Dr. Lyndsey Harper, the founder and CEO of Rosy, a platform that helps women with low libido. First a $1M seed-round and a few weeks ago the launch of their telehealth product and platform. Last week we had the chance to sit down with Lyndsey to talk about the evolution of Rosy, what she…