Sexual Wellness

Rosy Closes a $2M Seed Round to Invest in the Development and Growth of its Platform for Women’s Sexual Health

Sexual Wellness startup Rosy has raised $2M in seed funding for its app, helping women to address their sexual health challenges. The Rosy app is designed and supported by doctors and psychologists and allows women access to evidence-based information and interventions. Austin-based True Wealth Ventures led the round with additional participation from Portfolia’s Femtech II Fund and Mindshift Capital. The company will…

Dame Settles with the MTA and Launches Its New “Get in Touch With Yourself” Campaign in New York Subways

Dame, the sexual wellness company that creates products for pleasure has finalized its settlement with The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) to become the first female-founded pleasure product brand approved to advertise city-wide through the MTA. “Get In Touch With Yourself” marks Dame’s largest out-of-home brand awareness campaign to date. In the legal complaint, which was filed by Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady…

HEAL Launches Its Digital Support Platform for Survivors of Sexual Abuse

HEAL Innovations, a company empowering survivors of sexual abuse to overcome their past and reclaim their lives, today announced the launch of its digital healing service website. Founder Wendy M. Johnson HEAL’s Founder Wendy M. Johnson is the author the HEAL Curriculum, an educational 14-session curriculum for survivors to go through. The company was incubated in the Harvard Innovation Labs – Venture…

Sexual Wellness Brand Tabu Launches on Goop with $500K in Seed Funding

Tabu, a Santa Barbara based sexual wellness company made primarily for women in peri-to post-menopause, just announced that The Kit will be sold on goop. Tabu is committed to helping women embrace sexual wellness routines as a natural way to address common menopausal symptoms including vaginal atrophy, dryness, low libido, incontinence, stress, and more. Tabu was founded by Natalie Waltz, who initially bootstrapped the company…

Sextech Company Vibio Is Launching a New Sexual Exploration App

Vibio has announced the launch of a new sexual exploration app and is inviting its customers and new users to join “one of the most exciting sex positive communities in the world”. The new app is designed to help unlock new pleasure avenues, offers expert guides, weekly challenges, inclusive audio erotica, and a community forum to connect with like-minded people. The app…

National Herpes Awareness Day: “Women Need Solutions, Not Shame.”

1 in 6 women in the U.S. are living with herpes, a common sexually transmitted disease that causes pain or itching red bumps or blisters, ulcers or scaps. Today, on National Herpes Awareness Day, Organicare, the company behind Femiclear, an over-the-counter genital herpes product, is teaming up with Dr. Jessica Shepherd and a group of women sharing their stories online to create…

MysteryVibe’s Research Suggests Medically-Designed Vibrators Can Be Highly Effective For Period Pain

Pain is the biggest topic when it comes to women’s sexual health issues, yet few treatment options exist for universal experiences like genital pain and menstrual pain. A recent MysteryVibe study found that their device Crescendo, which is engineered to address genito-pelvic pain disorder, can also be instrumental at reducing period pain. Gender bias in healthcare services is a prevalent issue with most providers dismissing…

Sexual Health Company HANX Launches a New Online Contraceptive Pill Service in the UK

UK-based sexual health company HANX has launched HANX Fix, a new online contraceptive pill delivery service. The new offering allows customers over the age of 18 to choose from over 30 difference types of contraceptive pills. The order process includes a consultation with a specialist pharmacy team, to support women find the right contraceptive for them, and helping them to find the…