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The Edit

Sex: Pleasure, Passion & Progress

This month’s Edit is centered on our theme, Sex: Pleasure, Passion & Progress. From the subtle to the subversive, each piece encourages an inclusive and sex-positive conversation that celebrates and uplifts women—and our inherent sexual power. While unique in form and function, the items in our collection are united by one thing: every company and/or product was founded and created by a woman.

Eberjey Adora Underwire Ara

Elvie

Fur Oil

Hanx Condoms

Kiki de Montparnase Braided Whip

Parachute Sheets

Dame Eva II

Lunya Washable Silk Slip-dress

Unbound's Knotty Box

Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape

Fluer du Mal X Kilian Gift Set

Lioness Vibrator & App

GoodCleanLove CBD Lubricant

Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy

We-Vibe 4-Plus

Vosges Haut-Chocolat

Medicine Mama’s Apothecary VMagic

Chakrubs Clear Quartz Egg

Moon Juice Sex Dust

Exens Organic Massage Oil

Math Magazine

Industry Insight

Starting a Sextech Company? Why Your Money’s No Good in Silicon Valley

If condom companies can advertise on Facebook and Viagra can plaster ads all over mainstream television, why are sexual health companies that champion women and non-binary folks penalized unfairly?
Cultural Perspective

Beyond the Orgasm: Sextech’s Untapped Potential

Bryony Cole spends her days and nights talking to experts and everyday people about the future of sex. Here she reflects on what she's learned, what you can expect in 2018, and why the inclusion of female founders in sextech is paramount.
Personal Essay

Dirty Sexy Money: Cindy Gallop Smashes Another Glass Ceiling

Cindy Gallop is blowing the conversation about sex wide open. Here, she tells us why and how she’s turning sextech into the next trillion-dollar industry.
Tech of the Town

Tech of the Town: Is Good Sex the Real Moonshot?

The Helm’s Managing Partner, Erin Shipley, explores the next wave of companies reshaping our sexual future.

Letter from the CEO

The Next Sexual Revolution

The Helm's CEO Lindsey Taylor Wood on the significance of pleasure, female founders, and the #metoo movement on the future of sex.
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Guides

Pleasure, Passion & Progress: Women to Watch

Put these female founders on your radar and in your social media feeds now.
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Issue No. 02 Sex: Pleasure, Passion & Progress

The Edit

Sex: Pleasure, Passion & Progress

Letter from the CEO

Guides

Issue No. 02
Sex: Pleasure, Passion & Progress