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Bryony Cole School: www.sextechschool.com Podcast: www.futureofsex.com

As the world’s leading authority on sextech, Bryony Cole is fascinated by the way technology permeates every corner of our lives, even the most intimate ones. Since launching the top-rated podcast Future of Sex, Bryony has been on stages across the world forecasting trends in the sextech industry for governments, tech titans and entertainment companies. Her incredible body of research, global sextech hackathons and Future of Sex podcast are considered the pinnacle of industry insights and innovation. In 2020, Bryony established Sextech School, a pre-accelerator program catering to entrepreneurs and investors embarking on their journey in the realm of sextech. The School has since fostered ten successful cohorts. Come 2023, Bryony will unveil the Sextech Investment Community, a pioneering equity crowdfunding platform fueling ventures at the nexus of sexuality, technology, and well-being—a first in the field. Bryony has interviewed hundreds of technologists, scientists, researchers and therapists shares insights on everything from teledildonics, artificial intelligence and sex toys as well as fertility trackers, sex education and crime-watch apps for sexual assaults. From SXSW in the US, Skolkovo Foundation in Russia to the UK’s Founders Forum, she continues to attract international attention for her work on empowering women through media creation and organizing global hackathons. She has been featured on Netflix, The New York Times, Playboy, Vogue, Viceland, Mashable, Motherboard, ABC, Financial Review, Technopia, Wired, TechCrunch, Forbes and other global media and awarded a place in the Google-Walkely Media Incubator for Innovation in Journalism.

 Contact Interviews: bryony@futureofsex.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/bryonycole or Instagram @bryonycole @futureofsex @sextechschool