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Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Adafruit makes all-original DIY electronics kits and is a New York City based company that sells kits and parts for original, open source hardware electronics projects featured on www.adafruit.com. We’ve expanded our offerings to include tools, equipment and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests and approves before going in to the Adafruit store. We pride ourselves on having great prices, the best customer service, technical support and fast shipping. We hope we can assist you on your journey of learning!
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United States, New York
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+1 646-248-7822
Founded date
2005

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Oct 6, 2026Beyond Reach Labs Raises $10M to Bring Aerospace Manufacturing Back to New YorkSpace infrastructure runs on solar power, yet the rigid panels that supply it weigh too much, cost too much and take up too much room on a rocket. That limit gets harder to ignore as operators plan about 100,000 satellites by 2030, up from ...
Jul 3, 2026Valve just gave away the blueprint for its coolest Steam Machine modWhile Valve’s Steam Machine launched at a higher-than-expected price due to the AI-driven chip shortage, it seems that the company is not sitting on its haunches and is still working hard to make the product more enticing to users. One of t...
Apr 27, 2026California’s 3D Printer Law Would Criminalize Open Source, Enshittify The 3D Printing SpaceThere’s been a flood of new state laws placing restrictions on 3D printing that are driven by sloppy moral panics about 3D printed guns (and a desire by large manufacturers to dominate the market), but are so ignorantly and broadly written ...
Apr 14, 2026COBOL: 65 лет в ядре мировой экономикиКаждый раз, когда за рубежом кто-то снимает деньги в банкомате, рассчитывается картой или получает государственное пособие, с высокой вероятностью где-то в цепочке выполняется код, написанный на COBOL — языке 1959 года. Ежедневно через COBO...
Feb 21, 2026Библиотека IRremote — управление любой техникой с помощью ArduinoРано или поздно любой ардуинщик приходит к идее автоматизировать управление домашним медиацентром или кондиционером. И здесь начинаются грабли: один протокол шлет повторы, другой требует тройной отправки, третий — инверсии контрольного бита...
Feb 19, 2026New York’s New 3D Printing Law, As Written, Is Extremely Harmful And AnnoyingThe good folks over at Adafruit are raising the alarm about a new New York State 3D printing law that could greatly imperil the public’s freedom to tinker and could generally make life way more annoying for the schools, libraries, hospitals...
Feb 18, 2026Представлен DIY ИБ-проект Evilmouse: умная мышка за $44, которая взламывает ПК за секундыНа GitHub представили проект Evilmouse — скрытый инжектор нажатий клавиш, спрятанный внутри полностью функциональной мыши. При подключении он сразу выполняет команды и начинает взламывать систему. EvilMouse по принципу работы похож на инстр...
Jan 12, 2026Подключение дисплея автомагнитолы RCD310 к ArduinoНачну издалека. Ровно год назад ко мне случайно попала автомагнитола Volkswagen Premium 7. Не пропадать же добру — подумал я — и решил реверс‑инжинирить её дисплей. Спустя много попыток, изучений новых для меня инструментов и способов анали...
2026На инаугурацию мэра Нью-Йорка запретили проносить устройства Flipper Zero и Raspberry PiВ рамках проведения инаугурации мэра Нью-Йорка Зорана Мамдани, которая запланирована 1 января 2026 года, ради общественной безопасности в список запрещённых к проносу на мероприятие предметов помимо оружия, фейерверков, взрывчатых веществ, ...
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FAQ about Adafruit Industries

When was Adafruit Industries founded?

Adafruit Industries was founded in 2005.

What has the press written about Adafruit Industries?

Parsers VC has collected 213 articles mentioning Adafruit Industries, among them “Beyond Reach Labs Raises $10M to Bring Aerospace Manufacturing Back to New York” (Oct 6, 2026) and “Valve just gave away the blueprint for its coolest Steam Machine mod” (Jul 3, 2026).

Is Adafruit Industries still active?

Yes, Adafruit Industries is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 21, 2026.