Team
We’re a London based, but globally distributed team unified in our belief that technology can improve intimate relationships, not always hinder it.
Say hello to Pillow Play!
Darren J Smith
Founder
Darren is convinced the most powerful way to change the world for the better is by leveraging the accelerating affects of technology and marrying it with the energetic power of sexual energy. Not with some weird-robotics — but by creating a platform to empower experts to hold space and share their knowledge with millions of couples quicker, deeper and elegantly.
He’s bringing the playfulness that we often neglect in adulthood into the heart of one of the most important parts of our lives — Intimacy and Relationships.
10 years as Product & UX Designer with a background in education and gaming startups.
A nomad, world adventurer, and explorer of the mind & body — Pillow Play was birthed through an obsession of figuring out how he can help the most number of people in this life, on this planet.
Kate Moyle
Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist
Kate helps people to get to a place of authentic sexuality in their lives and relationships. She believes living in such a busy and modern world means people can miss out on simple pleasures and connections; and that Pillow Play uses technology to help couples connect, especially when they’re in the same room.
Jesse Mastro
Co-Founder & COO
Jesse has spent most of his adult life building and operating businesses in various verticals. He has been able to leverage his background in operations and digital marketing to position Pillow for significant growth and market adoption. For Jesse, Pillow is more than just the next project, but a mission that he feels strongly about; using technology to strengthen human relationships rather than become a distraction.
Having formally founded Fetch Storage and RentAnAC in Boston, Jesse is passionate about building products and services that create significant value for the user.
When not working on growth or operations, Jesse can be found kiteboarding, surfing, boating, or just about any other excuse to be in the water, and spending time with his family.
Connect with Jesse on LinkedIn.
Ana Clara Otoni
Social + Community
Ana’s passionate about life, intimacy and wine. She’s a curious and a critical thinker journalist and social media specialist. When it comes to love, this Gemini considers herself a sapiosexual.
She doesn’t mind saying she doesn’t know something. That’s why Ana is constantly seeking for challenges and learning something new.
At Pillow, she is focused on creating social media content and engaging with users and new users in order to grow our overall brand community. Sense of humor is very important for her. Smiling is essential.
Joe Green
Developer
Joe holds a degree in Multimedia Technology and Design, and a Masters in Computer Animation. He has led the development of Pillow Play v1.0 from a simple prototype to Swift iOS galore!
Joe’s an artist in more ways than one — and can usually be found strutting his stuff on stage with his band. He owns an exceptional number of guitars!
Dharmesh Raithatha
Advisor
Dharmesh has founded 2 startups and had 1 successful exit. He is Product Partner at Forward Partners and has extensive consumer product management experience in early, growth and large scale businesses. Hands on sector experience in with E-commerce, Marketplaces, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile, Social Software, UGC, Mobile and Virtual Pet games.. Big fan of Lean Startup, Agile, Design thinking and Product Research.
Jay Su
Advisor
Jay is an engineer turned INSEAD MBA healthcare expatriate turned holistic sexual wellness and psuedo-tantric/spiritual nomad. He is currently floating around Europe researching the field of personal healing and transformation experiences including tantric workshops, shamanism initiations, silent meditations, mind-body healing modalities, spirituality, boundaries and ethics, and most importantly: conscious relationships. His mission is to share his own healing journey through greater cognitive understanding and embodied personal experience of higher vibration love, sex and relationships.
