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src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/video_poster.jpg" alt="Woman with pink hair standing in front of electronic manufacturing equipment, arms akimbo."/> <i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube-custom-poster-button"></i> </div> <div class="text-row"> <h2>About Us</h2> <p>Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. <strong>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.</strong> In the last 15 years, Adafruit has grown to over 100+ employees. Adafruit has expanded offerings to include tools, equipment, and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests, and approves before going in to the Adafruit store. Adafruit is a 100% woman owned manufacturing company, a <a href="https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2025/02/wbenc.pdf">certified</a> Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE), a <a href="https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2025/02/wbenc.pdf">certified</a> Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), and <a href="https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2025/02/wosb.pdf">WOSB</a>.<br> </p><p>During the COVID-19 outbreak Adafruit Industries is operating as an <a href="https://cdn-blog.adafruit.com/uploads/2020/03/Adafruit-Essential-Employee-for-Contractors-Letter-signed.pdf">essential service and manufacturing business: NYC – Executive Order 202.6</a> making PPE and medical device components. Adafruit was appointed to the <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/326-20/mayor-de-blasio-appoints-members-sector-advisory-councils">Small Business Sector Advisory Council by the City of New York</a> to help restart the NYC economy.<br><br>Post pandemic <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/449-22/mayor-adams-launches-industrial-working-group-chart-sector-s-post-pandemic-future">New York City launched a new Industrial Working Group</a> which Adafruit is Co-Chairing, bringing together leaders from across the city’s industrial and manufacturing sectors with academics and policy experts to redefine the sectors’ needs and opportunities.<br><br>In 2024 Adafruit moved to <a href="https://industrycity.com/">Industry City! Brooklyn, New York!</a> Industry City is a six-million-square-foot ecosystem in Brooklyn, NY - a bustling workplace for professionals across multiple disciplines including USA advanced electronics manufacturer Adafruit Industries! After hours and on weekends, Industry City becomes Brooklyn’s unofficial backyard, offering live music, festivals, dining, and tons of retail (<a href="https://youtu.be/PF7yu-xr9mQ">video</a>).</p> <a href="https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/electronic-educational-kits/adafruit-industries-llc-0121-157875/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> <img class="top-twenty" src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/bbb-seal.png" alt="Better Business Bureau Accredited Business - BBB Rating: A+ as of 3/2/2023 - Click for Profile"> </a> </div> <div class="img-row img-row-1"> <img src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/row_1_0.jpg" class="img1 img-responsive" alt="Group photo of approximately 50 people in front of manufacturing equipment"/> <img src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/row_1_1.jpg" class="img2 img-responsive" alt="Two cool looking machinists, proudly holding pick and place feeders"/> <img src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/row_1_2.jpg" class="img3 img-responsive" alt="Friendly robot puppet holding up a round circuit board"/> <img src="/includes/templates/shop2019/images/about/team-ribbon.jpg" class="img4 img-responsive" alt="Group photo of approximately 40 people in front of manufacturing equipment. There is a pair of giant pink scissors."/> </div> <div class="text-row"> <h2>In the Press</h2> <p> Limor was the <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2011/03/16/thank-you-makers/">first female engineer on the cover of WIRED magazine</a>, awarded <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2012/12/18/adafruits-ladyada-limor-fried-named-entrepreneur-of-the-year-by-entrepreneur-magazine-entmagazine/">Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year</a>, and was on <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/05/08/limor-ladyada-fried-on-the-cover-of-make-magazine-makev57/">the cover of Make: Vol. 57</a>. Ladyada was a founding member of the NYC Industrial Business Advisory Council. Adafruit is ranked #11 in the top 20 USA manufacturing companies and <a href="http://www.inc.com/profile/adafruit-industries">#1 in New York City</a> by Inc. 5000 "fastest growing private companies." Adafruit is featured in Google's <a href="https://economicimpact.google.com/reports/ny.html#/?stories_activeEl=story-adafruit-industries">Economic Impact Report</a>. Limor was named a <a href="https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/06/10/whitehouse-white-house-to-recognize-champions-of-change-for-making-limor-ladyada-fried/">White House </a><a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/champions"> Champion of Change</a> in 2016. 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