Sexual Wellness

Survey Shows Sexual Desire Dips Among Cohabiting Couples, and Rises Among Couples Living Solo During the Pandemic

Flo Health, a female health and wellbeing mobile app used by over 160M people around the world, today unveiled findings highlighting the impact the pandemic has had on women’s relationships since the start of lockdown, unearthing insights around shifts in sexual desire, partner interaction, and overall mental and emotional wellbeing. The external survey polled a random, de-identified set of 3,435 self-identifying U.S-based women ages…

Coral Launches a New Sexual Wellness App for Couples

Earlier today Coral announced the launch of its new interactive sexual wellness app for couples. Backed by the country’s foremost sex-positive researchers, the app unlocks the new science of sexual wellbeing for partners of all gender expressions and sexual orientations. Launched in 2019, Coral has been among the pioneers in the sexual wellness market. Its new, secure and encrypted in-app messaging thread…

Twentyeight Health Expands to the U.S. West Coast and Launches Its Telemedicine Platform in California, Oregon, and Washington

Twentyeight Health, a digital health company offering affordable access and convenience for women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare, today announced an expansion across the West Coast. Starting today, Twentyeight Health is available to residents of California, Oregon, and Washington. “As Twentyeight Health continues to grow its geographic footprint, our team remains committed to giving women who are under- or uninsured an affordable and…

Sexual Wellness Company Dame Products Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Dame Products announced earlier this week that it has raised $4M in seed funding to expand its team and products assortment, fund research and to assemble a clinical advisory board. Participants in the round included Listen Ventures, Chingona Ventures, Reformation Ventures, igniteXL Ventures, Joyance Partners, The Community Funds VC and others. Dame Founder & CEO Alexandra Fine turned to LinkedIn to share…

Launched: GLISSANT, A New Line of Modern, Natural Lubricants Created by a Female Pelvic Surgeon

As a physician specializing in female pelvic medicine at Cedars-Sinai, one of the country’s leading research hospitals, Dr. Karyn Eilber often heard patients say they avoided sexual activity due to pain and vaginal dryness. Women frequently asked for a natural, non-irritating lubricant without hormones or harsh chemicals, yet there was nothing on the market she could confidently recommend. Frustrated by the lack…

Moon Mother Hemp Founder Jessica Bates: “I didn’t see anything on the market that spoke specifically to the needs of women and vaginal health.”

Women-founded luxury CBD brand Moon Mother Hemp has created a new way to support sexual and vaginal health and a safe and pleasurable way in which to bring CBD into the bedroom. Intimacy Oil is a rapidly emerging category in the hot CBD marketplace. Moon Mother Hemp has created a lubricant, that’s pure and expertly curated. Its ethically sourced ingredients are intentionally blended…

Melanie Cristol: “We’re about to apply to the FDA and we expect that Lorals will be able to be used for STI protection later this year.”

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 Lorals’ founding story as told by Founder Melanie Cristol. Lorals is on a…

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…