HEMPER is a Las Vegas online headshop and glass brand that Bryan Gerber started on June 1, 2015, as a monthly box of smoking accessories. The box still ships every month, but the business now runs on an in-house catalog of themed bongs, pipes, rigs and papers, plus a running collaboration with the streetwear label RIPNDIP.
The drops keep coming. On September 1, 2026, the store added a run of $19.99 themed bowls, including a RIPNDIP x HEMPER Lord Alien Bowl, and the September 2026 HEMPER Box is built around a Medieval Knight Bong.
A $30 box, one week after graduation
Gerber graduated from George Washington University on May 18, 2015, and launched HEMPER on June 1, Cannabis Now reported in a July 2023 interview. The original pitch was a $30 monthly box that paired a discovery piece with refills and everyday necessities. Gerber came out of accounting and information systems, not a glass studio.
Two partners joined the leadership. HEMPER's December 2018 funding release named Gerber chief executive, Ravjot "RJ" Bhasin chief financial officer and Henry Kochhar chief operating officer. The same release said the company started with curated limited editions, some designed with celebrities, before it pushed into retail distribution and its own product manufacturing.
A $10 million Series A and 1,000 stores
Money followed the subscribers. HEMPER closed a $1 million seed round in summer 2018, then announced a $10 million Series A from New York on December 11, 2018. Poseidon Asset Management of San Francisco and Evolution VC Partners of New York led the round.
At that point the company counted more than 10,000 monthly subscribers, more than 250,000 boxes shipped and placement in over 1,000 retail stores, with a target of 3,000 stores by the end of 2019. The release also laid out plans for a national ordering platform linking consumers with licensed dispensaries.
The growth showed up in the rankings. Inc. put the company on the Inc. 5000 at No. 264 in 2019, No. 604 in 2020, No. 492 in 2021, No. 1,137 in 2022, No. 2,372 in 2023 and No. 4,564 in 2025. By July 2023, Cannabis Now counted more than 2 million customers served and over 300 products developed.
From subscription box to online headshop
The box built the name, but it no longer carries the business. HEMPER says the subscription has not been its core for many years and calls itself primarily an online headshop and direct-to-consumer product brand. Many of its pieces are designed in house and manufactured exclusively for HEMPER.
The catalog covers glass bongs and water pipes, dab rigs and concentrate accessories, hand pipes, bowls and bubblers, vaporizers, grinders, rolling trays, storage, cleaning tools and replacement parts. Homepage best sellers in September 2026 included the Cyberpunk Bong, the Spotted Egg Bong and the Crystal Ball Bong.
Outside brands fill out the shelves. The store stocks Puffco devices and replacement parts alongside Goody Glass, Storz & Bickel, Blazy Susan, RAW and GRAV. The homepage counts more than 34,000 positive customer reviews.
Monthly themes and the Bong Box archive
Themes are the house signature. Each month opens with a different theme, and boxes ship once it lands. The September 2026 homepage featured theme families including Wish Ball, Bowlman, Scare Bears, Happy Camper, Ghost, Chinese Takeout, Lucky Cat, UFO Vortex, Ramen, Zen Bonsai and Balloon Dog.
The HEMPER Box costs $39.99 a month, and prepaid three-, six- and 12-order plans bring the monthly price down to $34.63. The HEMPER XL Box runs $99.99 a month. The September 2026 Medieval theme packs the Medieval Knight Bong with a custom leather rolling tray, a 45-degree banger, a themed lighter, dab sticks and pipe-cleaning bristles.
Past themes live on as standalone Bong Boxes at $99.99 and XL Bong Boxes at $199.99. The 2026 run includes Weedbrick and Bloom in February, Jeweled Egg in March, Weedonald's in May, Weedies in June and Mile High Suitcase in July. Earlier sets such as Ancient Egypt, Jurassic Spark, Wild West, Happy Camper, Scare Bears and Alley Cats rolled out between July and December 2025.
RIPNDIP, Lord Nermal and a Puffco Peak top
The RIPNDIP partnership is the loudest thing on the shelf. The first RIPNDIP x HEMPER pieces went up on April 18, 2025: a Lord Alien UFO Bong, a Psychedelic Beaker Bong Kit, a High Nermal Bong, a Lord Nermal Pink Beaker Bong Kit and a 510 Lit Vape Battery. HEMPER bills the line as limited-edition glass carrying RIPNDIP artwork.
The collaboration kept expanding. A High Nermal top for the Puffco Peak followed on October 17, 2025, at $99.99. A Lord Nermal UFO Bong and hand pipe landed December 11, 2025, and a Lord Nermal Bong Box went up on January 1, 2026. The Enlightened Nermal Bong and Sherlock Pipe arrived April 9, 2026.
Hara Supply and the cone side
Gerber runs a second company on the paper side. He launched Hara Supply in early 2018 to manufacture and distribute pre-rolled cones. In July 2023, Cannabis Now reported that Hara was producing more than 100 million cones a month from facilities in India, using French rolling paper and holding GMP, ISO, FSC and HACCP certifications.
Cones sit in the HEMPER catalog too. In September 2026 the store listed Ultra-Thin Pre-Rolled Cones from $2.69 and an Ultra-Thin Cones & EZ-Filler pack at $2.49, next to king-size glass-tipped hemp cone sampler packs.
Who runs HEMPER from Las Vegas
Hemper Co LLC operates the store, and its terms list a distribution center on North Pecos Road in Las Vegas. Inc. lists the business under Brh International, with Las Vegas headquarters and 51–200 employees. Gerber is still co-founder and chief executive. HEMPER ships across the United States and internationally and runs wholesale, affiliate and vendor programs next to its retail site.
The community side runs through a Discord server, the Green Pass Rewards program and HEMPER Academy, a blog of guides to bongs, vaporizers, combustibles and dabbing. Eleven years in, the formula holds: a fresh theme every month, RIPNDIP glass in rotation and Puffco on the shelf.