# David Weiss

> David 'Dave' Weiss is the co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Hatch, the connected-device company he started with his wife, Ann Crady Weiss. A former engineer, high-school math and computer-science teacher, and BabyCenter CTO and product executive, Weiss developed an unusual operating strength: translating technical work into language that customers and colleagues can act on. At Hatch, that has meant moving from software into consumer hardware, driving to customers' homes to debug devices, helping rework a thousand units by hand, and shaping a culture around action, transparency and sharing unfinished work.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Hatch
- **Organizations:** Hatch, BabyCenter, Foodqu!rk, Citrus Lane
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hatch and helped expand it from its original connected nursery product into a broader family of consumer sleep devices., Helped lead Hatch from its early team to a company whose devices were in more than two million homes by 2022., Moved from engineering into cross-functional leadership, becoming SVP of Product Management and CTO at BabyCenter before founding Hatch.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked as an engineer and spent a period teaching high-school mathematics and computer science.
- **2008-2014** — Served at BabyCenter, ultimately as SVP of Product Management and CTO with responsibility spanning software engineering and product.
- **2014** — Co-founded Hatch with Ann Crady Weiss.
- **2016** — Appeared with Ann Crady Weiss on Shark Tank, where Hatch Baby reached a deal with guest investor Chris Sacca.
- **2022** — Reported that Hatch devices were in more than two million homes and described leading product development across product, engineering, design and quality assurance.
- **2026** — Hatch introduced Hatch Sleep Clock, extending its bedside hardware into contactless sleep tracking and personalized recommendations.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hatch and helped expand it from its original connected nursery product into a broader family of consumer sleep devices.
- Helped lead Hatch from its early team to a company whose devices were in more than two million homes by 2022.
- Moved from engineering into cross-functional leadership, becoming SVP of Product Management and CTO at BabyCenter before founding Hatch.
- Developed and articulated Hatch operating values including 'pick up a shovel,' 'believe in wet paint' and 'humans over process.'
- Completed a four-year degree program at Binghamton University in two and a half years.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Hatch launched Hatch Sleep Clock, a bedside device combining contactless tracking, personalized insights, audio routines and a sunrise alarm.
- **2025-01** — Hatch released Restore 3, continuing the company's phone-free adult bedside product line.
- **2022-02** — Weiss said Hatch had reached more than two million homes and discussed the company's transition from a small, all-hands hardware startup to a larger specialist-led organization.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hatch.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveweiss99
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/talldaveweiss
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hatchforsleep

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Last updated: 2026-09-27