Arduino
Founded 2005 · 587 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Find your way into Arduino
814 people in our graph share verified history with the Arduino team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Wesley Chanunlockedknows David Mellis · together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (overlapped)
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Arduino designs and manufactures open-source electronic devices (boards, sensors) and accompanying software that let people build projects interacting with the physical world. It serves makers, educators and students, and businesses through three lines — Maker, Education, and PRO — covering IoT hardware, cloud, and SaaS platforms.
Founders & leadership
Arduino was founded in 2005 by Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, and David Mellis.
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David MellisinCo-founderDavid Mellis is a co-founder of Arduino, where he led development of a software platform for building interactive electronic devices. He completed a PhD at the MIT Media Lab focused on digital fabrication and electronic product design, and subsequently joined Autodesk to work on circuit design software and component libraries.
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$22M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2023
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Arduino do?
- Arduino designs and manufactures open-source electronic devices (boards, sensors) and accompanying software that let people build projects interacting with the physical world. It serves makers, educators and students, and businesses through three lines — Maker, Education, and PRO — covering IoT hardware, cloud, and SaaS platforms.
- Who founded Arduino?
- Arduino was founded by Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, Tom Igoe, David Mellis in 2005.
- Who are Arduino's investors?
- Arduino's investors include Anzu Partners, Bosch Ventures, CDP Venture Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, ARM.
- How much funding has Arduino raised?
- Arduino has disclosed $22M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.



