Pimoroni

Pimoroni Ltd is a hobbyist electronics company based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.[1]

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.[2] In 2017 they were named the second fastest growing manufacturing company in the UK by the University of Sheffield[3]

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),[4] 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[5]

By 1 July 2019 they had successfully raised £93,480 on Kickstarter for their new retro style console called '32blit'.[6]

References

  1. January 2021, Les Pounder 01. "Pimoroni RGB Encoder and Potentiometer Breakout Review: Colorful Dials". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  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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