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 July 1, 2019, they successfully raised £93,480 on Kickstarter to fund their new retro-style console and open-source SDK, known as "32blit.".[6]
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References
- Les Pounder. Pimoroni RGB Encoder and Potentiometer Breakout Review: Colorful Dials Tom's Hardware, 1 January 2021, retrieved 2021-01-22^
- Pimoroni goes international – Sheffield Digital sheffield.digital, retrieved 26 March 2018^
- University of Sheffield. 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^
- Pimoroni taking sweet approach to coding tools BusinessCloud.co.uk, retrieved 26 March 2018^
- Morph, Picade and Belle and Sebastian: The British Kickstarter success stories The Independent, 2013-11-04, retrieved 4 August 2018^
- 32blit: retro-inspired handheld with open-source firmware^