Dame buys low-tech toy company Chakrubs, amid Trump sextech tariff chaos
US-based sextech company Dame has made its second business acquisition since the start of 2024, taking over ‘crystal-based’ sex toy company Chakrubs…
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SxTech EU’s next conference pencilled-in for Berlin in August 2022
SxTech EU 2022, the annual European sex tech event with focus on retail and startups, is set to take place in Berlin…
Lovehoney and WOW Tech merge to form ‘world’s largest sexual wellness company’
WOW Tech Group, the Berlin-based firm behind the We-Vibe sex toys, has merged with UK firm Lovehoney, to create what the newly-formed…
SxTech EU 2021 startup competition submissions are now open — and the prize is over €50k
The submission process for the 2021 sex tech startup pitch competition hosted by Sx Tech, the annual European sex tech event, is…
Launching a sugar dating site can get you arrested in Malaysia
The founder of a sugar dating site is facing trial in Malaysia for allegedly causing “fear or alarm” to the public, with…
The future of sextech events will be both on and offline
The pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to running events online, but in some cases it has helped organizers reach a wider…
Erotic audio app Emjoy lands $3m in funding as sextech goldrush continues
Despite looming potential global financial disaster, sextech firms have seen a number of high-profile, high value investments during 2020, and Emjoy has…
A career in sextech is more attractive than ever – but why?
“99 percent of people in sextech came from a different industry”, MyHixel CEO and founder Patricia Lopez told SEXTECHGUIDE via a video…
HackOut’s LGBTQIA+ hackathon is going global (and virtual) for 2020
The US’s only hackathon for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs is the latest to replace its in-person live events with a fully virtual lineup for…
VRBangers CEO Daniel Abramovich on the never-ending pursuit for better VR porn
VR porn is one of the biggest drivers to the virtual reality space as a whole, and the number of sites and…
Unbound CEO Polly Rodriguez on providing sex toy subscription boxes that make everyone happy
Twelve months ago, Unbound reached $2.7m in funding from a group of investors. “Raising money is always hard but it took an…
Dame Products CEO Alex Fine on the pleasure gap and the importance of listening to users
When Alex Fine was in college, her vibrator caught fire. The poor materials and shoddy design of sex toys back then led…
