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Location: United States, California, Costa Mesa
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $2.3M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 01.04.2021 | Seed | $2.3M | - |
Persons 1
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Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.07.2023 | Women’s Health Ads Are Still Being Censored; The Center For Intimacy Justice Takes Action With FTC Complaint | “What is VMS?” During the 2023 Super Bowl, Astellas Pharma aired an ad featuring actress Carmella Riley asking women that very question. The 30-second spot (which likely cost around seven million dollars) helped educate women about vasomoto... |
| 09.06.2021 | Study Results Reveal Millions of Americans Are Nervous, Seeking Comfort & Still Horny | |
| 01.04.2021 | Meet The Female Founder Who Just Raised $2.3 Million For Her Safe After-Sex Cleanup Product, Aiming To Destigmatize Conversations Surrounding Women’s Sexual Health | Frances Tang, founder and CEO of Awkward EssentialsAWKWARD ESSENTIALS |
| 01.04.2021 | Awkward Essentials Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding | Awkward Essentials, a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based personal hygiene company, closed a $2.3m seed funding round. The round was led by Unorthodox Ventures. The company will use the funds for innovation, scaling up production, and overall go-to ma... |