LittleBits

For analogue modular synthesiser, see littleBits Synth Kit.
littleBits
FoundedSeptember 2011
FounderAyah Bdeir
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Websitelittlebits.com

littleBits is a New York City-based startup that makes an open source library of modular electronics (open-source electronics), which snap together with small magnets for prototyping and learning.[1][2] The company's goal is to democratize hardware the way software and printing have been democratized.[3] The littleBits mission is to "put the power of electronics in the hands of everyone, and to break down complex technologies so that anyone can build, prototype, and invent."[4] littleBits units are available in more than 70 countries and used in more than 2,000 schools.[5] The company was named to CNN's 10 Startups to Watch for 2013.[6]

  1. ^ Loizos, Connie (25 June 2015). "LittleBits Raises Big $44.2 Million Round". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ^ "What is littleBits?". littlebits.cc. littleBits. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (24 June 2014). "LittleBits: On a Mission to Make Electrical Engineering Fun". Inc.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ McHugh, Molly (18 November 2014). "The home of the future is inside littleBits' Smart Home Kit". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  5. ^ Tsotsis, Alexia (24 April 2014). "littleBits And NASA Bring Space Down To Earth With New 'Space Kit'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ^ "The CNN 10 Startups". CNN. Retrieved 20 February 2015.