About nuClimax
When intimacy hurts, Petala's guided dilator kit and companion app help you rebuild comfort and confidence at your own pace.
Our Story
After childbirth, nuClimax founder Paula Sampaio Duarte experienced intimate discomfort and found that guided, structured solutions simply didn't exist in the European market. She joined a team of women — each with their own experience navigating conditions like vaginismus, pelvic floor dysfunction, and post-surgical recovery — to build something new.
In 2017, Petala was born: the first dilator kit in Europe with a companion smartphone app, designed from the inside out by women who had lived it. By Women, For Women is not just a tagline — it's the reason nuClimax exists.
Meet the Team
Paula Sampaio Duarte
Founder & Life Coach
Paula is a certified Life Coach, NLP Master, and Impactful Coach with over 7 years specialising in love, relationships, and intimate health. She has completed more than 500 individual sessions, helping over 2,000 people reclaim confidence in their intimate lives. Paula built Petala because she couldn't find the guided, compassionate support she needed — so she created it herself.
Olivia Torres
Co-Founder & Head of Customer Support
Olivia knows firsthand what it feels like to search for answers and find silence. Her own experience with vaginismus brought her to Paula at the very beginning — and instead of just finding a solution, she helped build one. Olivia was part of the founding team that shaped Petala from the ground up, contributing directly to the development of the companion app. Today she leads the support team, bringing the same empathy and lived understanding to every woman who reaches out. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish — because no one should have to navigate this journey without someone who truly understands.
Company Information
nuClimax is the consumer brand of NUCLIMAX, UNIPESSOAL, LDA. The brand was created in 2017. We ship to the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
4935-580 Viana do Castelo
Portugal
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