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Asher Hochberg

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#intros - January 22, 2026 at 09:01 PM

<@U0A8S5HKRUN> I eat Maui Nui peppered 10 jerky daily and love the mission! DM if you want to jam on consumer / health & wellness startup ideas

#intros - January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM

<@U0A4KT4D1FA> We're attempting to take our 1 and 3yr old up to Tahoe to ski and see some family up there. Mostly mid-week to avoid the wkd crowds. You?

#intros - January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM

Right there with you on ambitious travel with our 2 young children (1 & 3). Spent Sept in Europe w the fam and survived 2 ER visits! asher@rootspring.vc|asher@rootspring.vc; I also do occasional investing

#wgm-la - January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM

Hi WGM LA!

I'm co-hosting an event in LA (WeHo) with a portfolio company, Sum Hydration, on Weds Jan 28 230pm. The event is a free 50min workout at BFT WeHo followed by a demo of the Sum fountain and founder Q&A.

If you know of any gym / fitness studio owners or GMs, curious angels, or pre-seed funds in LA who might be interested, I'd love to see if they are available to come on Jan 28 for the free workout & demo.

Any folks come to mind? Feel free to DM me.

  • Event sign up and more details HERE
  • My LinkedIn post with a bit more context HERE

One of the many reasons I like this company is that they are eliminating all single-use bottle/can waste (no plastic bottle, no aluminum can, etc) by not shipping a beverage that is 99% water across the country. That also allows them to offer lower prices vs single-use bottles/cans as the distribution costs are much lower and people now bring reusable water bottles to gym / fitness studios.

Happy to share a deck on Sum if curious too (~70% repeat rates).

#events - January 14, 2026 at 05:33 PM

Hi WGMers!

I'm co-hosting an event in LA (WeHo) with a portfolio company, Sum Hydration, on Weds Jan 28 230pm. The event is a free 50min workout at BFT WeHo followed by a demo of the Sum fountain and founder Q&A.

If you know of any gym / fitness studio owners or GMs, curious angels, or pre-seed funds in LA who might be interested, I'd love to see if they are available to come on Jan 28 for the free workout & demo.

Any folks come to mind? Feel free to DM me.

  • Event sign up and more details HERE
  • My LinkedIn post with a bit more context HERE

One of the many reasons I like this company is that they are eliminating all single-use bottle/can waste (no plastic bottle, no aluminum can, etc) by not shipping a beverage that is 99% water across the country. That also allows them to offer lower prices vs single-use bottles/cans as the distribution costs are much lower and people now bring reusable water bottles to gym / fitness studios.

Happy to share a deck on Sum if curious too (~70% repeat rates).

#wgm-sf - January 14, 2026 at 04:13 PM

<@U0A7G1BEU77> has joined the channel

#intros - January 09, 2026 at 03:46 PM

@Brian Von Ancken I bought a rope from Slush Ropes and saw a few tutorials from Nsima Inyang's free online course at Skool. Happy to chat more about it offline.

#intros - January 08, 2026 at 04:02 PM

🙋Name: Asher

📍Location: Danville, CA

💼Current Role: Founder, Rootspring Ventures. General Partner, Redbud Ventures. I invest in highly differentiated early-stage consumer / health & wellness companies. I also have some fractional CFO roles.

🎯Hobbies: Spending time with my family (2 young kids), squash, cooking, rope flow, skiing.

💬Topics You’re Interested in Connecting About: I am generally fascinated by biology. Companies with defensible IP / patents, unique ingredients / supply chain, or network effects. Blurry consumer categories that have potential to become mainstream.

🤝How You Can Help WGM: I have invested in both very large companies (PE / public companies) and very small / pre-launch companies. I understand the products / services and strategies that drive a brand to endure through cycles. I help founders with fundraise storytelling / strategy, unit-level economics, how investors measure and look at retention statistics, etc.

✨How WGM Can Help You: Meeting great people and companies who share my passion for health & wellness topics.