HiSi Glass

What HiSi Glass does

HiSi Glass is a San Leandro, California-based manufacturer and direct-to-consumer retailer of scientific glass smoking and vaporizing products marketed under the HiSi Labs sub-brand. The company's core offering is technical, tight-tolerance functional glassware organized into three product families: straight and beaker tubes with proprietary percolator designs (U Percs, Bell Percs 2.0, ice pinch configurations), compact tokers and small bubblers, and accessories including ashcatchers, downstems, bowls, and mouthpieces. Its value proposition centers on engineered cooling, moisture conditioning, easy draw, and durability, with 21+ age verification gating site access and California Proposition 65 warnings disclosed on product pages.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at hisi-glass.com supplemented by an authorized dealer recruitment program for retail smoke shops and dispensaries, and a quote-based international ordering flow with custom packing to minimize shipping costs. Pricing is unit-based, with premium tubes ranging roughly $170-$450, ashcatchers $100-$115, bowls $47-$50, downstems $33-$37, and mouthpieces around $28; promotional levers include seasonal discount codes (25% off with 'spring26') and a 15% first-order discount for newsletter subscribers. The company is privately held, has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or management team, and lists 11-50 employees; a single gmail.com address and US toll-free number are the only public contact points.

Name

HiSi Glass

Legal name

HiSi Glass

Website

https://hisi-glass.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HiSi Glass is a San Leandro, California e-commerce manufacturer of scientific glass smoking and vaporizing devices — including percolator tubes, bubblers, and accessories — sold direct-to-consumer and through authorized dealers to 21+ adult consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Leandro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Glass Smoking/Vaporizing Products: Direct sales of glass tubes, bubblers, tokers, and accessories to consumers and retailers. Products include straight/beaker tubes with various percolator styles (U Percs, Bell Percs), ice tubes, ashcatchers, downstems, bowls, and mouthpieces. Revenue is primarily one-time product purchase based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HiSi Glass designs, manufactures, and sells scientific glass smoking and vaporizing products — including straight and beaker water pipes, bubblers, tokers, and compatible accessories (bowls, downstems, ashcatchers, mouthpieces). The products are engineered with proprietary percolator designs (U Percs, Bell Perc 2.0) and ice-pinch features to optimize smoke cooling, moisture conditioning, and draw quality. Sales are conducted direct-to-consumer through the company's own e-commerce website, supplemented by an authorized dealer program for retail stores.

Product overview

HiSi Glass is a manufacturer of scientific glass smoking and vaporizing products, including a comprehensive portfolio of glass tubes, bubblers, and tokers. The product line is organized around three main categories: Straight & Beaker Tubes (featuring U Percs, Bell Percs, and Ice Tubes percolator designs), Tokers & Small Bubblers (handheld pieces), and Accessories (including bowls, downstems, ashcatchers, and mouthpieces). Glass Tubes from the HiSi Lab are built for optimized cooling, moisture conditioning, easy draw, and durability through unique percolator designs. The company also offers an authorized dealer program for retail distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HiSi Labs: A brand line for glass tubes featuring optimized cooling, moisture conditioning, easy draw and durability with unique percolator designs.

Products and services

• Straight & Beaker Tubes Glass water pipes in straight or beaker base styles with engineered percolator designs (U Percs, Bell Percs, Ice Tubes) optimized for cooling and moisture conditioning; sold to adult consumers 21+ and authorized retail dealers. Pricing typically ranges $170–$450.
• Tokers & Small Bubblers Compact handheld glass pieces including bubblers and small water pipes designed for convenient, portable consumption; sold to adult consumers 21+ and authorized retail dealers (e.g., Halo Bubbler 6 inch at $162.70).
• Accessories (Bowls, Downstems, Ashcatchers, Mouthpieces) Complementary and replacement glass components including drain bowls ($47–$50), flushmount downstems ($33–$37), ashcatchers ($100–$115), and mouthpieces ($27.99); sold to existing HiSi Glass customers and dealers to complete or maintain their glass setups.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Illadelph Glass: Illadelph designs and sells premium scientific glass water pipes and accessories with a focus on percolation technology. Directly comparable to HiSi in product, premium price tier, and enthusiast/collector customer base.
• Pulsar: Pulsar designs and distributes vaporizers, glass accessories, and smoking products through DTC and wholesale channels. Adjacent to HiSi's core glass line with broader vaporizer offerings, sharing the same smoke-shop retail channels.
• Grav Labs: Grav Labs is a direct peer designing and selling scientific glass water pipes, bubblers, and accessories with engineered percolator systems. Highly comparable to HiSi Glass in product category, target customer (21+ smoke shops and consumers), and DTC-plus-wholesale go-to-market.
• Cheech Glass: Cheech Glass is a branded glass smoking accessories maker selling tubes, rigs, and accessories through DTC and retail. Comparable to HiSi in target customer, product mix, and premium-accessory positioning.
• ROOR: ROOR is a German premium glass smoking accessories brand known for high-end scientific water pipes and tubes. Comparable to HiSi in premium positioning, glass-tube focus, and global DTC/dealer distribution.
• Empire Glassworks: Empire Glassworks produces handcrafted scientific glass smoking accessories, including tubes, dab rigs, and percolated pieces. Comparable to HiSi in category, materials, and DTC-plus-retail distribution to smoke shops.

Emerging players

• Puffco: Puffco is a higher-end vaporizer hardware brand focused on concentrate consumption devices. Not a direct glass-tube competitor, but targets the same cannabis-consumption customer and competes for share of wallet on premium accessories.

Others

• RAW (HBI International): RAW is a leading rolling-paper and smoking-essentials brand sold through the same smoke-shop channels. Not a glass-tube competitor, but a complementary ecosystem participant for the same end customer and retail buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Cookies (cookiesnco.com): Cookies is a vertically integrated cannabis lifestyle brand with apparel, accessories, and licensed dispensaries. Overlaps with HiSi on branded cannabis accessories and smoke-shop shelf space, though with a much wider portfolio.
• Storz & Bickel: Storz & Bickel (owned by Canopy Growth) is a premium vaporizer manufacturer (Volcano, Mighty). A broader incumbent in cannabis vaporization hardware, addressing an adjacent consumption method versus HiSi's glass-tube focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HiSiGlass
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hisi-glass

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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