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Adafruit Industries

Logo: ™ Adafruit Industries, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American electronic components and hardware distributor

Adafruit Industries is an open-source hardware company based in New York, United States. It was founded by Limor Fried in 2005.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Industryelectronics industry1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Founded inNew York City1
  • Websitewww.adafruit.com

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New Adafruit office - moving in (8089978082)
Photo: Becky Stern from Brooklyn, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Adafruit Industries is an open-source hardware company based in New York, United States. It was founded by Limor Fried in 2005.2

The story

Founded by Limor Fried in 2005, in New York City.1

Leadership

Who has led Adafruit Industries, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded in New York City1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.2M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.2M in all. PPP loans $1.2M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 · PPP loans: $1.2M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.2M$1.2M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 16, 2020$1.2M PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association5To ADAFRUIT INDUSTRIES LLC, New York NY; $1.2M forgiven Jan 28, 2021

Sources

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