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§ Private Profile · Boulder, Colorado 80301, USA
littleBits is a company.
littleBits has raised $62.9M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at littleBits.
littleBits has raised $62.9M in total across 4 funding rounds.
littleBits provides an open-source library of modular electronics for intuitive creation and learning. These magnetic, snap-together components enable users to prototype and invent without soldering, wiring, or programming. Each electronic block performs a specific function, simplifying complex technologies and making hardware design accessible. The system fosters hands-on discovery and creative problem-solving.
Ayah Bdeir founded littleBits in September 2011, evolving from a project begun in 2008. Her insight aimed to democratize hardware, akin to accessibility seen in software and printing. Bdeir envisioned a system granting individuals direct control over electronics, dismantling traditional barriers to engineering innovation.
littleBits targets educators, students, and hobbyists, with kits adopted in thousands of schools for STEAM education. The company's mission centers on putting electronics into everyone's hands, enabling them to build, prototype, and invent. It cultivates a future where individuals confidently contribute to the technological world.
littleBits is a New York City–based maker-education company that builds *magnetically connectable modular electronics* designed to make prototyping and basic electronics accessible to kids, educators, designers, and hobbyists worldwide[1][2].
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Reinforcing the opening: littleBits’ core value is that it *democratizes electronics*—making building and prototyping accessible, playful, and educational for a broad audience while feeding talent and interest into the wider tech and maker ecosystems[1][3].
Key people at littleBits.
littleBits has raised $62.9M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $47.0M littleBits Electronics - Series B in July 2015.
littleBits has raised $62.9M in total across 4 funding rounds.
littleBits's investors include Barry Schuler, Alsop Louie Partners, Authentic Ventures, DFJ, Felicis Ventures, Foundry Group, Sapphire Ventures, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Derek Proudian, George Hoyem, Mike Gordon.