sex tech
Calmara suggests it can detect STIs with photos of genitals — a dangerous idea
You’ve gone home with a Tinder date, and things are escalating. You don’t really know or trust this guy, and you don’t want to contract an STI, so… what now?…
CES has almost fully succeeded in chasing sex-tech off its show floors
CES has long been a launchpad for innovation and cutting-edge technology. However, at this year’s event, there was a conspicuous void: the near-absence of sex tech. Despite being an industry…
TechCrunch+ Roundup: Monetizing generative AI, sex tech checkup, patents and IP
Acquiring a patent can open doors with investors, lead to joint partnerships, and even help immigrant founders in the U.S. obtain green cards.
VC Office Hours: Why the sex tech industry could benefit from today’s politics
Vice clauses often exclude the sex tech industry from most VCs’ investment areas, but the fervor around reproductive rights could drive the conversation forward for this industry.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Climate tech survey, sex tech strategy, startup advisor compensation
For our latest survey, we contacted 14 investors who are active in climate tech. Beyond sharing their investment thesis, they also let us know what they’re looking for and how…
A year after being banned, Lora DiCarlo returns to CES with new sex toys
It’s amazing what can happen in just one year. After being banned from the Consumer Electronics Show last year, sex tech startup Lora DiCarlo is debuting two new sex toys…
Lora DiCarlo founder says CES award snub did company ‘a pretty big favor’
CES parent the Consumer Technology Association created a public relations disaster in January when it unceremoniously revoked an award from sex tech startup, Lora DiCarlo and its product Osé. “Vela…
Sex tech startups band together to protest Facebook’s ad policies
There’s a double standard when it comes to the sexualities of men versus women, trans and gender non-conforming folks. Unbound and Dame Products, two sex tech startups, have teamed up…
CES will allow sex tech on a one-year trial basis, and finally bans booth babes
The Consumer Technology Association, the organization behind the annual Consumer Electronics Show, is slowly getting up to speed with the modern day. Today, CTA announced it will allow sex tech…
Unbound, a sexual wellness startup for women, recently raised $2.7 million from Founders Fund, Slow Ventures, Arena Ventures, SoGal Ventures and others. Founded by Polly Rodriguez of Women of SexTech,…
