Raspberry Pi Holdings

Raspberry Pi Holdings plc is a British technology company that designs and manufactures single-board computers (SBCs), compute modules, semiconductors, and complementary accessories, marketed under the Raspberry Pi brand. Originally developed to support computer science education, Raspberry Pi products were quickly embraced by hobbyists and professionals and are now primarily used in industrial and embedded applications.

Raspberry Pi Holdings plc

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: RPI FTSE 250 component
Industry	Technology
Founded	June 2024
Headquarters	Cambridge, England
Key people	Martin Hellawell (Chairman) Eben Upton (CEO)
Products	Raspberry Pi
Revenue	$259.5 million (2024)[1]
Operating income	$17.6 million (2024)[1]
Net income	$11.7 million (2024)[1]
Owners	Raspberry Pi Foundation (49%) Arm Holdings (8.4%)[2]
Website	raspberrypi.com

History

The non-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation was established to promote the study of computer science in schools, and developed a small, low-cost single-board computer—the Raspberry Pi—to support that mission. The first model was launched in 2012 and, while originally intended for educational use, it was quickly adopted by computer and electronics enthusiasts. The company has stated that many of these users carried their experience with the platform into professional and industrial settings.^[3]

To commercialize the product and meet growing demand, the Foundation established a trading subsidiary in 2012 called Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd to develop and manufacture its computing products.^[4] Eben Upton was appointed chief executive officer (CEO).^[5]

In 2021, Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd changed its name to Raspberry Pi Ltd.^[4][6] Its newly formed parent company, Raspberry Pi Holdings, converted to a public limited company and launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange in June 2024.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Following the IPO, the Raspberry Pi Foundation's shareholding in Raspberry Pi Holdings plc was reduced from 77.31% to 49.08%.^[11]

Operations

The company sources its system on a chip (SoC) components from Broadcom and outsources the majority of its manufacturing to Sony. It also counts Sony and Arm among its strategic shareholders.^[12]

As of 2024, 70% of the company’s sales were to industrial customers, primarily for embedded applications, with the remaining 30% to the enthusiast and education sectors.^[13] As of June 2024, the company had sold over 60 million single-board computers.^[14]