Afterglow: Take Pleasure Into Your Own Hands

Afterglow: Take Pleasure Into Your Own Hands

Author: Draper Startup House Accelerator June 14, 2021 Duration: 53:11

Ep #020 - High-quality erotic pleasure for everyone!

 

On this episode, we are joined by the Founder and CEO of Afterglow, Lilly Sparks, and IgniteXL Ventures Founding Partner, Claire Chang.

 

Afterglow is building the ultimate platform to "have better sex". Afterglow focuses on educational videos, curated content designed for females, and erotic content to fuel sexual wellness. Founder Lilly Sparks is on a mission to help customers with sexual wellness and to curate a better porn experience for women as well as to destigmatize the porn industry. 

 

To get a free trial visit xoafterglow.com and use promo code "FIRSTLOOK" to get a sneak peek into Afterglow.

 

IgniteXL Ventures is a global beauty-tech seed fund investing in and igniting kickass entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology, beauty, and wellness. 

 

Beauty = Mind, Body, and Soul: Beauty is becoming increasingly synonymous with health, self-confidence, and self-identity. We see beauty expanding beyond the superficial, physical domain and building on a foundation of mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

 

Technology: Technology enables us to reimagine how beauty and wellness products/services are created, personalized, delivered, and experienced.

 

Better Future: We want to contribute toward building a better future by backing diverse founders who are developing products and services that empower all consumers to make better and more conscious choices in improving the quality of their lives. Visit Ignitexl.com to learn more. 

 

You can find Claire by emailing her at claire@ignitexl.com

 

Draper Startup House is a global network of physical locations for entrepreneurs to work, visit, live and connect with an added layer of entrepreneurial education and access to venture capital. Find us at draperstartuphouse.com

 

If you are an entrepreneur or VC who would like to be on our show, email us at austin@draperstartuphouse.com 

 

Follow us at @dshaustin on Instagram, @draperstartuphouse on LinkedIn, and let us know which companies from the show you would invest in!


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