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Laurence Wattrus

Founder

Founder at Hammerhead

Santa Monica, California, United States

FoundedHammerhead

About

Laurence Wattrus is co-founder of Hammerhead, where he serves as Head of Program Management, and helped develop three generations of consumer sports technology before the company was sold to SRAM LLC. Following the acquisition, he supported the integration of Hammerhead's hardware development organization into SRAM as a Technical Team Lead covering design engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. He currently works at SRAM as an Electrical and Software Engineering Manager focused on bike computers.

Founder at Hammerhead

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Hammerhead's investors · 12

Aina Climate AI VenturesRedwood City · since 2025Bombellii VenturesWellesley Hills · since 2025Buoyant Ventures Management, LlcChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Clearvision VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025Next VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checksPrimary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checksR/GA VenturesBrooklynSE VenturesMenlo Park · since 2025StepchangeSeattle · since 2025TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksVTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checksWovenEarthPalo Alto · since 2025

Co-founders at Hammerhead

RBRaveen Beemsingh
Raveen BeemsinghFounder
JM
Jon MorganFounder

Experience

  1. Hammerhead.Co-Founder & Head of Program Mangementcurrent2013 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. SRAMTeam Lead2022 — 2024Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
  3. TechStarsHammerhead Co-Founder2013 — 2014New York
  4. EmcoreMechanical Engineering Intern2012Alhambra, California, USA
  5. BournsEngineering Intern2011Riverside, California
  6. Self-EmployedPhotographer2006 — 2011Cape Town, Johannesburg
  7. HoneywellEngineering Intern2010Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  8. ConbrakoEngineering Intern2008Krugersdorp Area, South Africa
  9. DCD DorbylWelding Apprentice2007Vereeniging Area, South Africa

Skills & more

Strategy34Management18Team Management4Problem Solving3Entrepreneurship68Product Development45Business Strategy29Mechanical Engineering29Engineering23Project Management15Start-ups10Photography12
+12 moreManufacturingResearchInnovation DevelopmentCADReport WritingMechanical AnalysisStartup DevelopmentElectronicsEnergy EfficiencyEngineering ManagementMicrocontrollersBusiness Innovation

Languages Afrikaans · English

  • Engineer-In-Training — Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laurence Wattrus?
Laurence Wattrus is co-founder of Hammerhead, where he serves as Head of Program Management, and helped develop three generations of consumer sports technology before the company was sold to SRAM LLC. Following the acquisition, he supported the integration of Hammerhead's hardware development organization into SRAM as a Technical Team Lead covering design engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. He currently works at SRAM as an Electrical and Software Engineering Manager focused on bike computers.
Where does Laurence Wattrus work?
Laurence Wattrus is Founder of Hammerhead.
What companies did Laurence Wattrus found?
Laurence Wattrus founded Hammerhead.
Where did Laurence Wattrus go to school?
Laurence Wattrus studied at Brown University (Master of Science (M.S.) - Engineering, PRIME - Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship); UCLA (Extension Courses); University of Cape Town (BSc Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering).

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