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Weekend Edition: AI Takes Over, Ex-Nike Team Launches The OhCollective to Boost Libido
🛸 sextech jobs, events, news and investments
Bryony Cole
October 27, 2024
👋HEY ALL!
It’s been such a fun week... so much fun that we are popping this in your inbox for a weekend read (or Monday for all my Aussies!). If you're looking for opportunities to pivot your career in sextech, this week's listings are really exciting.
And my fav tweet of SXSW from a lovely audience member 😊
Love SXSW where @bryonycole can give out butt cream to the audience for her Love, Sex and Intimacy in the Age of Ai
— Thylacxne (@thylacxne)
1:17 AM • Oct 17, 2024
Read on for:
🔥 this week in sextech
💼 job openings
🎪 community events
💰 investments
💡 founder of the week
— Bryony
💡 Sextech Spotlight: The Oh Collective
We’re kicking off a series of spotlights on standout sextech companies—and today, it’s all about The Oh Collective. Meet the four inspiring co-founders: Diana Lin, Eden Chiang, Simona Xu, and Winxi Kan. These women grew up navigating the limitations of traditional Asian values, wrestling with personal challenges around intimacy and sexual confidence.
But instead of staying stuck in that cycle, they decided to break free—for themselves and for other women who’ve grown up with similar stigmas.
The Oh Collective
Did you know 4 in 5 women report experiencing low sex drive?
This insight, paired with their shared experiences, became the spark for their journey. After meeting as friends, they decided to leave their corporate roles at NIKE to tackle these issues head-on.
Want to check out more?
Known for their infused Date Night Chocolates and award-winning Chi vibrator, their products are now available in over 110 global retailers, with features in top media. 👇
🔥 THIS WEEK IN SEXTECH
🎧 Exploring Consent in Sex Tech and AI: The Future Tense podcast
❣️ AI's Impact on Human Intimacy
🚺 Hers Appoints First Chief Medical Office
⚖️ Teen Suicide Lawsuit Against Character.AI
🎧 Exploring Consent in Sex Tech and AI: The Future Tense podcast
Stephen Stockwell's ABC excellent investigation into AI for male sexual pleasure is out!
Have a listen as he chats to the founder of mypeach.ai as well as exploring orifice.ai ...although the team were not as receptive to a chat. It was a privilege to be a part of the conversation which was prompted from the excellent essay Madison Griffiths penned over at their not-to-be-missed substack.
Orifice.ai’s tagline, ‘now you get to swipe left’, reveals itself as a call-to-arms to incels, men who begrudge a woman’s right to reject them, their entitlement to sex so plain, so obvious, I am unsure exactly as to where their arousal lives. Are they getting off on the idea of a manufactured female body alone, hoping that the next algorithmic inception that glitches into existence will have brown hair, or big lips, as according to their kinks, or kinds? Or, does Orifice.ai offer them a more abstracted pleasure, the liberty to turn women down, even those-or, perhaps, especially those-they find attractive? - Madison Griffiths
❣️ AI's Impact on Human Intimacy
The convergence of these technologies—deepfake AI, advanced robotics and emotional AI—is reshaping our understanding of sexuality, consent and human connection.
January 2024 marked two watershed moments in the intersection of artificial intelligence and human sexuality.
Explicit AI-generated images falsely depicting pop star Taylor Swift spread virally across social media platforms, reaching millions before platforms could contain the damage.
The AI-driven robotic companion industry is expanding rapidly - companies like RealDoll X now offer customizable AI-driven robotic companion systems where users can create and personalize their own AI-driven virtual companions.
Read on 👇
💼 HOT JOBS
🇬🇧 Senior Marketing Campaigns Manager, Flo Health Inc. [Apply]
🇬🇧 Senior Enterprise Account Manager, CS-EMEA Sales. myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community [Apply]
🇩🇪 Salesforce Tech Lead. Lovehoney Group [Apply]
🇩🇪 PR Account Director, Little Leaf Agency GmbH [Apply]
🇺🇸 Staff Backend Engineer, Grindr [$171K-$229K]
🇦🇺 Lecturer in Sexual Health (Sexology) (Education), Workforce Australia for Individuals [Apply]
🎪EVENTS
🇺🇸 October 30, Online, Fireside Chat: Liberating Ourselves from the Good Girl Trap, with Tyomi Morgan , Norma Buster , and Karneshia Shantel, presented by SexTech n' Chill , hosted by the FlyDuo 🖤 [RSVP]
🇦🇺 October 31, Melbourne, Sexy (Spooky) Cinema Series presented by Happie Holl [RSVP]
💰 INVESTMENTS
💸 Hello Cake Acquires Trigg Laboratories and Secures $18M Series B Funding
Hello Cake, has acquired Trigg Laboratories, Inc. (personal lubricants)/ Alongside this move, Hello Cake has closed an $18 million Series B funding round led by Silas Capital and Strand Equity, bringing its total funding to over $36 million. Read more here.
💸 The Oh Collective invites expression of interest
Whether you’re an investor, an industry enthusiast, or a potential partner interested in learning more about the Oh Collective, you can reach them here: [email protected]
💡FOUNDER OF THE WEEK: Amy St. Germain, founder of Oboo
Amy St. Germain is the founder of Oboo , a sexual wellness and pleasure-focused self-care solutions for those in midlife. Her brand is on a mission to make perimenopause, menopause, and sex included in meaningful conversations towards pleasure and supported sexual health.
Reach out to Amy St. Germain here.
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See you next week!
— Bryony
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