Sex.E

What Sex.E does

Sex.E is a private US-based educational organization that delivers sexual health and gender-based violence prevention education through live, peer-driven sketch comedy shows and online content. Founded in 2015 at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, the company emerged from a collaboration between the on-campus advocacy group Safer and the campus improv comedy team, with Safer's director Christina Kaviani driving the program development. The core product, The Sex.E Show, is facilitated by current college students and uses short interactive comedy scenes to address consent, dating violence, stalking, and active bystander intervention; content is tailored to meet state-specific compliance requirements for each institution.

The product portfolio includes a High School Show aimed at younger students, two specialized sub-programs (K(no)w More on stalking awareness and Relationships, Baby on dating violence), and a Corporate Program announced as coming soon. Sex.E operates from offices in Los Angeles, California and Chicago, Illinois, with the Chicago division launched to extend programs into Illinois. The company reports having reached more than 30,000 students over six years and cites a 45% increase in service requests to Cal Poly's Safer advocacy group since 2015, attributed to Sex.E's introduction of students to on-campus resources.

The business model is professional services in nature: Sex.E books live shows directly with educational institutions (universities and high schools), with pricing handled through contact-based inquiries via phone and email rather than public rate cards. The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, targeting orientations such as Week of Welcome and other campus programming slots. Distribution is domestic and currently limited to California and Illinois, with no disclosed funding, revenue figures, or third-party investment.

Name

Sex.E

Website

https://sexe-education.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sex.E delivers sexual health and gender-based violence prevention education through live, peer-driven sketch comedy shows booked at universities and high schools, operating across California and Illinois with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Health & Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services (EDALAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sexual Health & Relationship Wellness Education (EDAAAHAM)

Keywords

• Sexual health education
• Gender violence prevention
• Sketch comedy programs
• Campus prevention education
• Bystander intervention training

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Educational Program Licensing/Shows: Revenue generated through booking live sketch comedy shows at educational institutions (universities and high schools). Programs tailored to fit specific university needs and state compliance requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sex.E develops and delivers live, peer-driven sketch comedy programs that educate college and high school audiences on sexual health and gender-based violence prevention. Institutions book shows directly; content covers consent, dating violence, stalking, and active bystander intervention, and can be tailored to meet state-specific compliance requirements. Programs are currently delivered in California and Illinois (via the Sex.E Chicago division).

Product overview

Sex.E is an educational organization offering a portfolio of live sketch comedy programs focused on sexual health and gender-based violence education. The core offering is The Sex.E Show for college audiences, complemented by a High School Show for younger students. Additional specialized programs include K(no)w More (stalking awareness) and Relationships, Baby (dating violence), with a Corporate Program in development. All programs use interactive comedy scenes to engage audiences on topics including consent, healthy relationships, active bystander intervention, and gender-based violence prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Sex.E Show Peer-driven, live sketch comedy program facilitated by current college students, using short interactive scenes to highlight consent, dating violence, stalking, and active bystander intervention. Content can be tailored to university needs and state-specific compliance requirements.
• High School Show Live sketch comedy program designed for high school students covering consent, healthy relationships, and active bystander intervention, with additional topics on social media's effect on relationships, stigmas surrounding sex, and healthy friendships.
• K(no)w More Sketch comedy show focused specifically on stalking, bringing awareness to what stalking looks like and how to be an active bystander.
• Relationships, Baby Sketch comedy show covering various aspects of dating violence, including gender roles, the different types of abuse, and how to support survivors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45% increase in service requests for education and advocacy from campus advocacy group Safer since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Safer (Cal Poly SLO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Founding partnership between Safer (on-campus advocacy group at Cal Poly) and the improv comedy team that created Sex.E in 2015. Christina Kaviani, director of Safer, reached out to the improv team to develop an engaging gender-based violence program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Catharsis Productions: Provider of live, peer- and theater-based sexual assault and bystander intervention education programs for colleges and high schools — the closest direct competitor to Sex.E in delivery model and audience.
• Green Dot Etc. National bystander intervention training program widely used on U.S. college campuses, covering the same core topic as Sex.E (active bystander intervention) and frequently co-purchased by the same Title IX/Prevention offices.
• Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) — Northeastern University: Bystander-focused gender-based violence prevention program originating at Northeastern and licensed to schools and colleges, overlapping directly with Sex.E's bystander intervention and peer-driven educational approach.
• Bringing in the Bystander (BIB): Evidence-based bystander intervention curriculum used at colleges and high schools, covering the same prevention/education outcomes that Sex.E delivers through live comedy.

Broad incumbents

• Vector Solutions (EverFi Higher Ed): Large-scale online compliance and prevention training platform serving higher ed (including sexual assault prevention modules), competing for the same institutional prevention-training budget as Sex.E but via digital rather than live delivery.
• Interact: Sexual Assault Prevention for Community Colleges (Campus Clarity/Vector): Online Title IX / sexual assault prevention suite for higher education sold into the same institutional buyers (Title IX coordinators, Student Affairs) as Sex.E, representing the digital alternative to a live program.

Emerging players

• Hollaback!: Bystander intervention and harassment-prevention training organization offering both in-person workshops and online content, overlapping with Sex.E's bystander and gender-based violence education niche.
• Culture of Respect: Higher ed initiative that aggregates and promotes sexual violence prevention resources (including vendor programs) to colleges — adjacent to Sex.E as a channel and standards body in the same campus prevention category.

Others

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and prevention programs; not a direct competitor, but a national reference and resource node for the same audience Sex.E serves.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National resource provider linked from Sex.E's own Resources page; adjacent ecosystem player in the broader gender-based violence prevention and response space Sex.E operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sexe_education
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sex-e

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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