(Austin, TX / June 15, 2021) — Lilly Sparks, Founder/CEO of sex-positive erotica platform afterglow (xoafterglow.com), is featured in a new Forbes article, ‘Next-Generation Of SexTech Entrepreneurs Is Here, Disrupting The $37 Billion Sexual Wellness Market’.

The article, which highlights the adult industry’s most inspiring women in the sexual wellness field, also serves as a helpful guide for people who enjoy pleasure that is ethical, affirmative and explores real intimacy.

“Prioritizing pleasure is difficult when we’re always trying to please others. I realized I needed to create a space for YES – a place that inspires great sex – so I created afterglow,” says Sparks in the interview with author Marija Butkovic. “Men want to see more focus on women’s pleasure too.”

Sparks also adds that while the company’s Indiegogo fundraising was a smashing success with considerable support behind it – and the industry itself is breaking down mainstream social barriers – many startups still struggle to achieve success because of the stigma surrounding the provocative content and vice clauses that prevent VCs from financing these emerging businesses.

“I wish investors could see a blue ocean of opportunities they are missing out on.”

Read the article in full at Forbes.com.

Head over to xoafterglow.com for a complimentary 7-day membership trial to see what the buzz is about, and follow afterglow on Twitter @xoafterglow and Instagram @xoafterglow.

Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Lilly Sparks, afterglow is the sex-positive, pleasure-focused platform and community shifting the adult media paradigm. Curating stories, igniting conversations and offering premium video and written content centered on sexual fulfillment, afterglow empowers everyone to become experts in their own pleasure.

Paving the way for a future we want to live and star in, afterglow is an adult site for those 18+ with original, licensed content behind a paywall, and free sex-positive articles. Normalizing sex and porn in a modern world, afterglow is the sex resource we all need.

Lilly Sparks is the founder of afterglow, a revolutionary porn company merging porn and sexual wellness and making steamy films focused on the pleasure of all participants. Sparks’ inspiration to start afterglow came from struggles in her own sex life. She longed to find resources to help her explore authentic pleasure but felt alone and ashamed.

Knowing she wasn’t alone on this journey, Sparks created afterglow to explore sexuality and support the unabashed enjoyment of sex. Prior to afterglow, Lilly was a serial entrepreneur with expertise in scaling disruptive brands, taking them from zero to millions of revenue.

During her down time, Lilly loves listening to music, being outdoors, and dancing… especially doing all three at once.