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🛸 sextech jobs, events, news and investments
Bryony Cole
May 08, 2025
👋HEY ALL!
This week in sextech is wild 😮💨 A wearable ring claims it can catch cheaters, Meta’s AI chatbots are talking sex, and in a genius move by Grindr, the company just launched an ED meds service called Woodwork (that name!).
🎯 Job hunting? We’ve rounded up 52 new openings across the industry—scroll for highlights or unlock the full list here.
🎪 And events? It's giving global sextech summer. From Melbourne to London to Hong Kong, the calendar is stacked!
ICYMI: Here’s a quick recap of last week’s SxTech EU action 👇
Read on for:
🔥 this week in sextech
💼 job openings
🎪 events
💰 investments
— Bryony
🔥 THIS WEEK IN SEXTECH
🕵️♂️ Wearable Ring Promises to Catch Cheaters
🤖 Meta's AI Chatbots Will Talk Sex, Even With Kids
🌸 Dr. Rica Cruz Fights Sex Ed Stigma With Unprude
💊 Grindr Launches Woodwork, Sells ED Meds to LGBTQ Users Nationwide
💼 HOT JOBS
🇺🇸 Events Manager, Institute for Women's Policy Research [Apply]
🇬🇧 Volunteer Website & Comms Manager, School of Sexuality Education [Apply]
+50 more...
🎪 EVENTS
🇦🇺 May 8, Australia, The Science of Sex, Stress & Sleep, The Department of Bed Intentions and High Tide [RSVP by April 28]
🇬🇧 May 8, UK, Power Play workshop for women & men: From surrender to seduction, For Play Academy, Victoria Rusnac
🇬🇧 May 10, London UK, Shameless Sip & Sketch with Vanillacooldance, Vanillacooldance [RSVP]
🇨🇾 May 13-16, Limassol Cyprus, Future of Wellness, with Eddie Stern , Bryony Cole , Teemu Arina and Walter Gjergja [RSVP]
🇺🇸 May 14, USA, Sex and AI: The Future of Human Relationships with Kaamna Bhojwani , with The Portal [RSVP]
🌐 May 18, Online, Indie P( )rn Biz 101: Conception to Production, with Mahx Capacity of AORTA films [RSVP]
🇦🇺 May 22, Australia, Unconventional Startups: Launching a Startup and Investing in Sextech, hosted by Robert Duff-Silsby [RSVP]
🌐 May 27, Online, Online Sextech Mixer: AI & Intimacy Edition, with Lex Gillon , hosted by Monique R of SexTech Nordics [RSVP]
🌐 May 29, Online, Breaking the Stigma: Using AI & Real-Time Research to Unlock Brand Growth, with Yogesh Chavda , Suzanne Walsh , and Makenzie Moak , hosted by Remesh [RSVP]
🇨🇦 June 7, Toronto, Ontario, Sextech TO Conference, with Alexandra Friedman of SexTech TO [RSVP]
🇦🇹 June 9, Austria, PRIDE 2025 Idea Conference, TEDxDonauinsel [RSVP]
🇭🇰 June 16-17, Hong Kong, Women's Health In Focus, A Global Summit with OM Health Hub , FemTech Future Limited , and Asia Society Hong Kong Center Maaike Steinebach [RSVP]
🎪💰 INVESTMENTS
💘 ChaimaAI closes $500k pre-seed for a16z
Chaima AI, the emotionally intelligent romance concierge, just closed its pre-seed round via the a16z Speedrun program. Now live in early access, Chaima is a date-planning app for couples. Check it out here.
🔥 Valerie Raises £514K to Reimagine Perimenopause
Perimenopause wellness startup Valerie has secured £514,000 in pre-seed funding, backed by angels including Giles Brook, and a SPV created specifically so women could invest. They will use the funds to scale its science-first, community-driven brand.
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