Discuss: Why are investors ignoring sextech?

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In the world of AI, crypto, 3D printing, and blockchain, sexual awareness and education still remain in the dark ages.

Our conflicted attitudes toward sex is combined with ignorance, shame, guilt, embarrassment, and anxiety. It’s no secret that most of us have never been taught about our bodies, sexuality, or sexual values.

If we have no information or guidance, how can we fully enjoy one of life’s greatest pleasures and truly embrace it as a healthy and enjoyable experience? After decades, pornography still remains the default tool for sexual education.

However, I am confident we will witness a significant change in the next three to five years primarily because of passionate female founders who are championing the sextech and sexual education revolution.

What is sextech?

Sextech is defined as “technology and technology-driven ventures designed to enhance, innovate, and disrupt every area of human sexuality and human sexual experience.”

I’ve spent a few weeks in New York this year getting to know some of the industry leaders. Currently, there are hundreds of sextech startups in New York alone.

But the media and tech blogs continue to only cover the hardware side of the field: teledildonics, VR porn, AI, sex robots, etc. There is an entire software side, which brings humanity closer together, that is not getting much coverage.

Sextech startups

We can’t really blame our parents or the elderly whose attitudes toward sex have been passed down from their parents who inherited Victorian taboos, religious misinformation, and centuries of ignorance. It’s time to question our limited and destructive beliefs about sex and start making positive changes.

As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of all inventions.” As with any entrepreneur inspired by solving problems, sextech entrepreneurs are inspired by finding solutions to their own personal challenges.

I started Confident Lovers because porn was my only education tool, so I thought my pleasure was dependent on a man’s satisfaction. I had no idea what type of pleasure I craved and how to ask for it because I had no tools or resources.

Cindy Gallop started Make Love, Not Porn because porn has become the default form of sexual education. And the company operates in the biggest market of them all—not porn nor sex, but the market of human happiness.

Mal Harrison started the Center of Erotic Intelligence because sexuality is not just reproductive; it’s our personality, creativity, imagination, and personal expression. It’s the way we perceive, connect, and engage with the world around us.

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