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British multinational hobbyist electronics company
Pimoroni Ltd.
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012) in Sheffield, United kingdom
Founders
HeadquartersSheffield, United Kingdom
Websitehttps://pimoroni.com
Pimoroni Unicorn HAT for the Raspberry Pi containing a 8 × 8 RGB LED array

Pimoroni Ltd is a hobbyist electronics company based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.

Founded in 2012, the company has grown to more than 30 people and operates from two nearby properties in Sheffield city centre, as well as a third in Essen, Germany, which opened in 2017. In 2017 they were named the second fastest growing manufacturing company in the UK by the University of Sheffield.

Through an online store, and at community events, they are a re-seller for a number of electronics and education brands, as well as manufacturing a range of electronics and associated products. Their original product was an Acrylic plastic case for the Raspberry Pi computer (which has now sold in excess of 175,000 units), and their range now includes a selection of add-on boards and components for this and other small computers.

Their 'Picade' arcade machine kit was the UK's first Kickstarter campaign.

By July 1, 2019, they successfully raised £93,480 on Kickstarter to fund their new retro-style console and open-source SDK, known as "32blit.".

References

  1. Pounder, Les (1 January 2021). "Pimoroni RGB Encoder and Potentiometer Breakout Review: Colorful Dials". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Pimoroni goes international – Sheffield Digital". sheffield.digital. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. Sheffield, University of. "Sheffield digital sector 'on cusp of something big', says new report - Latest - News - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. "Pimoroni taking sweet approach to coding tools". BusinessCloud.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. "Morph, Picade and Belle and Sebastian: The British Kickstarter success stories". The Independent. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. "32blit: retro-inspired handheld with open-source firmware".

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