We’re a technology company building intuitive massage therapy experiences designed to help people of all walks of life feel and live better, longer.
Helping
Every Body
To Improve
Every Day.
Aescape exists for the doers, dreamers, hustlers and every day individuals looking to make improvements in their life and in their performance. From elite athletes to those who are taking their first step into fitness - and everyone in between - we deliver a holistic approach to physical wellness and recovery.
Team Up With Us
Our partners are innovators, category pioneers, and first movers.
Our values shape who we are and who we partner with:
Aspirational
Inclusive
Confident
Empowering
Tristan Saw
Chief Strategy & Systems Officer, Town Sports International
“We are on the cusp of a major transition in the massage industry. This will become the gold standard.”
Catherine Warren
VP Strategic Partnerships, Arch Amenities Group
“I think you may save our industry with your technology, and I am thrilled that we get to watch the story unfold from a front-row seat.”
Kane Sarhan
Co-Founder & CCO, The Well
“Spa and wellness businesses that don’t offer Aescape will be left behind.”
Meet Our Institutional Investors
The leading innovation engine and investor in early-stage sustainability, food, food technology, retail, and retail technology investing
One of the earliest and longest-standing investors behind Tesla and SpaceX
Largest VC firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry; invested in companies tackling some of the most pressing, real world problems
Reputation for backing category- defining companies
$3B in assets, 50+ exists, 17 IPOs
Invested in teams solving the world’s problems through robotics and automation
One of the largest and most rapidly growing venture portfolios in the world
Among the largest and most active venture investment syndicates in the world, dedicated to supporting diversity and fostering social change towards equality
Invested in over 1,000 startups globally, FJ Lab’s purpose is to improve the human condition through technology
A diverse network of co-pilots, partners, collaborators coming together to propel humanity forward
Fabrice Grinda
Co-Founder / FJ Labs
“I’ve invested in more than 600 early stage companies, and appreciate when I come across a solid business model with a fantastic entrepreneur like Eric driving it. I love the idea and am excited to be involved.”
Peter Wurman
Co-Founder / Kiva Systems (Now Amazon Robotics)
“Eric has put together a great team and a clear vision to revolutionize the health and fitness industry. The ambition reminds me of the early days of Kiva Systems.”
Kevin Love
NBA All-Star and Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers
“I love the ability to get treatment when I want, on my own terms. For athletes and trainers, I can't think of a better solution for recovery.”
Meet Our Individual Investors
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We're supported by a sophisticated team of investors from a range of backgrounds in robotics, AI, SaaS, sports, hospitality, and beyond.
⚈​ TA Ventures ⚈​ Flatiron ​Search Partners ⚈​ Half Court Ventures ⚈​ Adam Chandler, COO, Eulerity ⚈​ Alexander Lindemann, Doctor, Lindemann Law, ⚈​ Alex Trojanow, Private Investor ⚈​ Anand Agarawala, CEO & Co-Founder, Spatial ⚈​ Andrew Strocko, Owner, Strocko Consulting LLC ⚈ ​Julian Baring,SVP Business Development, ⚈​ Adform Ben ⚈ ​Barokas, CEO & Founder, Sourcepoint Technologies Inc ⚈​ Billy Wise, CEO & Co-Founder, Mediaocean ⚈​ Bobby Figueroa, CEO & Co-Founder, Gradient.io ⚈​ Brand Field, Partner, Foundry ⚈​ Bradly Horowitz, VP Product, Google ⚈​ Christian Smith, Co-Founder, Forta ⚈​ Dan Foehner, CMO, Elastique Athletics ⚈​ Dani Alyamour ⚈​ David Karp, CEO & Founder, Tumblr ⚈​ Dmitry Gilot, Producer & Media Consultant, Maylind Media ⚈​ Eric Newnham, Founder, Talon Outdoor ⚈​ Eswar Priyadarshan, CTO & Co-Founder, InLive ⚈​ Feng Yony, Technical Advisor/Co-Founder, Peloton ⚈​ Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering, Shopify ⚈​ Fred Hsu, Co-Founder, DigiArt ⚈ ​Gerardo Ragusa, President & Co-Founder, High Level ⚈​ Gregory Tagaris, CTO & Co-Founder, UpperCampus ⚈​ Harry Dewhirst, CEO & Founder, Zeppelin ⚈​ Henry Hyder-Smith, CEO & Founder, Adestra ⚈​ Judy Halby, COO & EVP, Regional Reporting Inc ⚈​ Jim Gellas, Founder & Factional CFO, OPS Partners, ⚈​ Javon Bea, CEO, Trinity Health ⚈​ Jim Payne, Board Member, Attentive ⚈​ John Lema, President & COO, Playback Health ⚈​ Joshua Schachter, CEO, UpdateAI ⚈​ Keith Petri, CEO, Lockr ⚈​ Keith Angell, Founder, Engin Capital ⚈​ Kelly Foehner, Private Investor ⚈​ Kelly Robinson, Private Investor ⚈​ Karthik Ramakrishnan, Armilla IA, Founder ⚈ ​Kristin Payne, Private Investor ⚈​ Lachlan Power, Professional Gamer Lachlan Parker, ⚈ ​Lori Anne Wardi, Senior Director, Go Daddy ⚈​ Leland Hensch, President, Enhanced Digital Group ⚈​ Leonid Gluzman, General Partner, PV Fund ⚈​ Lev Ekster, Chief Strategy Officer, Bowlero Corp ⚈​ Kevin Love, NBA All-Star & Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers ⚈ ​Martin Ringlein, General Partner, Adventure Fund ⚈​ Matthew Dellavedova, NBA Champion, Sacramento Kings ⚈​ Matt McGowan, GM, Snapchat ⚈​ Meera Oak, Principal, Basecamp Fund ⚈​ Megan Pagliuca, Chief Activation Officer, Omicron Media Group ⚈ ​Melissa Grady, CMO, Cadillac ⚈​ Mark Gorton, Chairman, Tower Research Capital ⚈​ Michael Bayle, VP, Amadeus IT Group ⚈ ​Michael Calabrese, Founder, Midtown East Chiro ⚈ ​Michelle Surya, VP, Testlio ⚈ ​Neil Parikh, Co-Founder, Casper ⚈​ Nicholas Pilkington, CTO, DroneDeploy ⚈​ Phillip Berner, CEO & Co-Founder, Closer ⚈​ Pritesh Kot, PM, Scotiabank ⚈ ​Peter Wurman, Director, Sony AI ⚈​ Rachel Beider, CEO, Press Massage ⚈​ Raghu Balasa, Principal, Carly Rain Group, ⚈​ Rahul Talwar, Director, BNY Mellon ⚈​ Raj Madhvan, Co-Founder, Alpha SEO Pros ⚈​ Richard Zwicky, CEO, Plena Global Holdings ⚈​ Rob May, Founder & CTO, Dianthus ⚈​ Robert Figueroa, Founder & CEO, Gradient.io ⚈​ Ryan Scott, Founder, The Developers ⚈​ Sara Laprade, Chief of Staff, Boston Dynamics ⚈​ Sandra Finklestein Tristan Saw, Chief Strategy & Systems Officer, Town Sports Int’l, ⚈​ Samer Bishay, CEO & Co-Founder, Karrier One ⚈​ Scott Miller, Managing Director, Dragon Ventures ⚈​ Sebastian de Kloet, SVP, Red Cloud ⚈​ Sebastian Sobczak, Founder, Friendo ⚈​ Shaker Muasher, Founder, Kawn Ventures ⚈​ Sheetal Jaitly, CEO, TribalScale ⚈​ Shiven Ramji, Chief Product Officer, AuthO/Okta, ⚈​ Sam Rosenbaum, AngelList Venture ⚈​ Rose Steinberg, Founder, People Obsessed ⚈​ Steven Blatt, Partner, Baker Tilly ⚈​ Stuart Sherman, CEO, SM Marketing Int’l ⚈​ Todd Earwood, Owner, The Royal Room ⚈​ Tom Chi, Founding Partner, At One Ventures ⚈​ Thomas Lee, CEO, Galileo ⚈​ Vitaliy Gubskiy, Founder, Daintree VC ⚈​ Wolf Allisat, CRO, Thunes
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Our
Company
We are a team of curious and creative technology and wellness innovators dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier lives. Together we are building this category-defining business.
Get To Know Our Leadership Team
Founder and serial entrepreneur Eric Litman is joined by an exceptional leadership team sourced from Accenture, Amazon, Apple, Bird, Intuitive Surgical, Meta, NBA, Peloton and Tonal.
Eric Litman
Founder and CEO
Five-time founder and technology pioneer, Eric's a deeply technical serial entrepreneur with a passion for fitness and solving big problems. For 20+ years, Eric has shaped the future of the mobile, internet infrastructure, and digital marketing spaces, and is now driving innovation in technology
Product leader with 25 years of experience building and shipping new technology. From startups to large corporate teams, Alex drives alignment and focus to connect strategy to execution and deliver world-changing products
Industrial engineer who enjoys finding solutions to solve supply chain issues for different products ranging from for the body, on the body, and in the body. He joined Aescape to build the products that solves many people’s pain points
Experienced global marketing leader driven by a passion for brand building, storytelling and innovation. Becca brings 17+ years of marketing experience from global brands: Meta, New York Knicks, Visa, American Express, IBM, Gillette
Cynthia Patterson
Head of People
& Culture
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Dan Burns
Head of Elite
Partnerships
David Azaria
SVP Engineering
Sales leader, with experience cultivating partnerships in technology, healthcare and athletics. Dan previous led global expansion at bird scooters and is now spearheading Partnerships at Aescape
Engineering leader with over 15 years of experience building high-performing teams at startups in fields ranging from connected fitness to healthcare to fintech
Longtime people champion in the tech space. from global startups to publicly traded companies, she amplifies a people-first culture—an environment where everyone can thrive
Dylan Hurder
Head of Finance
Sam Bowen
VP Hardware Engineering
Sharmin Sadoughi
VP Strategic
Operations
Experienced Startup Finance leader who has run the finance side of the house for multiple fast growing startups. Dylan is passionate about helping organizations grow and scale in a sustainable, efficient manner while still changing the world around them
Sam has built and led hardware teams that created iconic products from mobile devices, to wearables and connected fitness. He is helping Aescape build a high performance team that can solve complex problems and get products to market
Proven record of leading teams to solve complex problems and deliver products using her extensive cross-functional and cultural experience. Sharmin is passionate about establishing structures and processes that enable organizations to grow and achieve success
