National Ugly Mugs runs a tech-enabled safety network that helps sex workers report and receive alerts about dangerous clients. The organization operates what's essentially a secure information-sharing platform where sex
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Adult Industry Tech, Compliance & Infrastructure
Adult Industry Tech, Compliance & Infrastructure covers age assurance, payment processing, hosting, moderation, legal services, analytics, cybersecurity, privacy tools, and other back-end services adult companies rely on. The boring plumbing matters. It decides who gets paid, who gets deplatformed, who gets protected, and who gets quietly squeezed by the rules nobody reads until something breaks.
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Novoluto is a Berlin-based intellectual property management company that holds patents and rights related to adult sexual wellness products, specifically electrically operated massagers and vibrators. Founded in 2014, the company
UK digital rights advocacy group
PhotoAI is an AI-powered photo editing and generation platform that's carved out a niche in the dating app world by selling people AI-generated images of itself to use on Tinder,
Proton builds encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and password management tools. The Swiss company was founded by scientists who met at CERN, runs everything as open source with independent audits,
Qoocam makes 360-degree and 3D cameras that have found a niche in VR porn production—the kind of tech that's helping indie VR porn creators deliver more immersive adult content. The
Rarible is an NFT marketplace where people can create, buy, and sell digital collectibles on the blockchain. It's a general-purpose platform that supports all kinds of NFTs—art, music, gaming items,
Reason Digital is a Manchester-based digital agency that builds websites, apps, and digital platforms for organizations working in social good sectors. The agency has worked with clients in sexual health
Revenge Porn Helpline is a UK-based support service that helps adults deal with intimate image abuse. If someone's had private sexual photos or videos shared without consent, received threats about
Slow Ventures has quietly become one of the more active investors in the sexual health and intimacy tech space, with portfolio companies like Ro (telehealth including ED and sexual wellness
Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app where photos and videos disappear after being viewed. It launched back in 2011 and quickly became massive with younger users who liked the ephemeral
Women of Sextech started in 2015 when co-founders Lidia Bonilla and Polly Rodriguez met in a New York hotel bar to commiserate about the ridiculous barriers female entrepreneurs face in
XBIZ is the go-to trade publication for adult entertainment and sexual wellness business news. Since 1998, it's been covering everything from regulatory changes affecting the industry to business moves by
Yoti makes digital identity verification technology, including age verification tools that adult platforms use to comply with regulations. The company's tech lets people prove their age without handing over government