For a snapshot of the current state of sexual toy innovation, check out Ambrosia Vibe.
This is the first bionic strap in the world.
On, it means it vibrates in response to touch.
This is an exciting and revolutionary development. -
But this is not a credit for angel investors or venture capitalists.
It's the customer who makes it happen in the crowd.
Funding activities.
Although the sex toy industry is worth more than $15 billion, investors still dare not touch sex toys.
A lot of money is needed to develop hardware. -
But traditional sources of funding. . .
Not always keen on investing in sex-related products, "said sex writer Lux Alptraum, who consulted the atmosphere of ambrosia.
"Crowdfunding allows sex toy developers to get the money they need to put into production by connecting with audiences who benefit from their work.
"The problem is that Kickstarter is also afraid of sex toys.
That's why companies have to be persuasive. friendly crowd-funding sites.
So far, Ambrosia Vibehas has raised $18,814 in Indiegogo, 31 days before reaching the $32,000 target.
If its predecessors have any signs, its chances are good.
Motion in 2012, Vibease makes an app
Kickstarter rejected the controlled vibrator, so the manufacturer turned to Indiegogo, where they raised $100,000 above their original target.
The previous year, Crave innov's plan for a fashion vibrator was rejected by Kickstarter, which doubled as a flash drive-
Or, as the company's designers said in an interview with Cosmopolitan.
They kicked us out and said they don't support the vibrator!
So they started a campaign.
CKIE's funding campaign aims to make a net $15,000 in six weeks.
In the end, they raised $100,000.
Just recently, Autoblow 2 (see video below) was released on Indiegogo with the goal of $45,000 to create "the most realistic robot oral simulator in the world ".
They raised $280,247.
$280
Then ohmibo, a remote control.
Control the vibrator, allowing you to "please your partner anytime, anywhere ";
Minna Limon is an atmosphere created by Stanford University.
Train mechanical and electrical integration engineers
And the body of the carnival, the "first vibrator", is quieter and stronger than you are used. All crowd-
All of this has been funded in the past two years.
We live in a strange time.
As I wrote in 2011, "cheap variety of [vibrators] from 7-11 to CVS;
Fashion gadgets sell well.
Stores like Babeland
Those who want to drop a few G on the diamondGold-
The number of plating can go to luxury suppliers such as Coco de Mer.
Since then, the phenomenon of "Fifty Shades of Gray" has caused many Americans to start using whip, handcuffs and kegel balls.
Sex toys are more mainstream than ever. -
So much so that their manufacturers can ask customers directly for money and try to raise more than three times the target ---
But traditional investors are still timid.
That said, Crave raised more than $100 through the crowd.
The company was able to raise $2.
4 million from angel investors
In most cases, however, the crowd
You can find sex toy manufacturers on the funding website who dare to listen to the real needs of their customers. As Doctor X.
"I 've been hearing people want this and have responded to the needs," physicist Treme told me, he said . ".
People are already using straps.
As an extension of the body, it is not just sex toys.
Giving the belt "head" is already a popular activity even without feedback.
Why is it because people like to extend their bodies beyond what is born, just like we make planes to give ourselves wings, or scuba tanks to give ourselves fins.
"All this means that the future of sex is here ---
And it's a crowded crowd. funded.