Raspberry Pi Holdings plc is a British technology company that designs and markets single-board computers (SBCs), semiconductors, and related accessories marketed under the Raspberry Pi brand. The first Raspberry Pi computer was developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote computer science education. The devices were soon adopted by hobbyists and professionals, and are now widely used in industrial and embedded applications. To support commercialization and growing demand, the Foundation created a subsidiary, Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd, in 2012. The company became a public company in 2024 as Raspberry Pi Holdings plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Although the Foundation and the public company now operate independently, the Foundation remains a major shareholder.
History
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based nonprofit, was established in autumn 2008 to promote the study of computer science in schools.[3] To support this mission, it developed a small, low-cost single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi. The first model was released in 2012 and, although initially aimed at education, it was quickly adopted by computing and electronics hobbyists. According to the organization, many of these users later applied their experience with Raspberry Pi in professional and industrial contexts.