Analysis

April 28, 2020

Sextech startups boom in coronavirus pandemic

Europe’s $30bn ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is being boosted by those with idle hands and minds. 


Kitty Knowles

5 min read

The Emjoy app is booming during coronavirus.

A quarter of the world is now in coronavirus lockdown, with many people facing more ‘alone time’ than ever.  

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Ferly is a thriving sextech app.
Ferly is a thriving sextech app.
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Norma Rossetti, founder of MySecretCase.
Norma Rossetti, founder of MySecretCase.
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