Minthub, Maker of Products for Sexual Health, Raises Seed

1 Feb

Shine Ventures has made its first seed investment. The angel investment firm for early-stage start-ups, founded by Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward, the cofounders of influencer talent management agency Shine Talent Group, has partnered with Minthub, a business-to-business company developing white-label products across intimate care, sexual health and well-being meant for use during various life stages. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Hunichen, cofounder of Shine Ventures, said: “We strongly imagine within the vision and mission behind Minthub and are excited by their products that may shine a lightweight on missed health conditions.” The investment can be used for completion of the Male Intimate Care Range and Women’s Sexual Wellness Wearable Device. The previous targets biological conditions from incontinence to severe conditions comparable to...

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16 Dec

Brooke Candy on sexual liberation, self-love, and SEXORCISM

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As she drops her ravishing latest album that wages war on sexual taboos, the musician is captured by photographer Roxy Lee at her most vulnerable “I’m not America’s sweetheart, I’m more like Jeffrey Dahmer/Relatively be hated for what I'm than what I’m not,” Brooke Candy spits on “Freak Like Me”, a seething cut from her latest album SEXORCISM. Candy is a performer, musician, director, visual artist, freaky princess, high priestess of sluts all over the place. Having spent years in a record label purgatory that saw her fighting to maintain her subversive image, her message of queerness and sexual rise up that's at odds with the industry machine, Candy stays a champion of the...

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11 Nov

Lubricants, Devices and Other Sexual Wellness Launches to Know

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Maude Band $52 at Maude.com, Nordstrom.com Maude Band Maude is expanding its sexual wellness device offering with Band, a vibrating ring that will be used on the penis. The waterproof device features five speeds and is 100% platinum-grade silicone. In line with brand founder Éva Goicochea, this launch is indicative of two pillars of Maude’s overall ethos. It rounds out an important sexual wellness offering and lends itself to Maude’s mission to achieve all humans. “We have now a robust male audience,” said Goicochea. “The success of the product lends itself to that notion that our audience really is mixed.” While the brand declined to share sales estimates, it noted the product, which launched direct-to-consumer in September, is its most successful to this point, outpacing the...

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3 Oct

Erica Chidi Is Bringing Sexual Reproductive Education To Your

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Erica Chidi has long had a calling for helping women and other people feel more comfortable of their bodies. Growing up, “I used to be at all times the girl that folks would ask inquiries to about their health,” the founding father of women’s health app, LOOM, explains to ESSENCE. “I at all times felt very connected to women and helping them of their bodies,” the Nigerian-American entrepreneur continues. After LOOM being a physical space in Los Angeles from 2017 to 2019– offering classes on topics like sex and periods, the organization has now transitioned into the LOOM app. Now, all your burgeoning health questions can be found at your fingertips, because of weekly podcast episodes, every day roundups of health...

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