Flex, a San Francisco-based company preparing to launch an alternative to tampons and sanitary towels that can be worn during sex, has announced it has raised $1 million in funding.
It has also bought rival firm Softcup for an undisclosed amount, and now owns all ‘menstrual disc’ products on the market.
CEO Lauren Schulte told Techcrunch: “Advancements in medical-grade materials that are used inside of the body have finally made a product like Flex possible.