When was Hackster.io founded?

Hackster.io was founded in 2013.

Where is Hackster.io located?

Hackster.io is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Hackster.io have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hackster.io is 31.

Is Hackster.io a funded company?

Hackster.io is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Hackster.io rank among its competitors?

Hackster.io ranks 70th amongst 373 active competitors, of which 62 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Medial, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Hackster.io?

Hackster.io's top competitors include LinkedIn, Arbolus and Fishbowl. Among them, Medial secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Hackster.io - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Social community platform for learning about hardware. It provides databases and tools for RaspberryPi, Arduino, MetaWear, Spark Core, and every other type of open source hardware one can think of to help users create electronics inventions.

Website: www.hackster.io/
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Founded Year

2013

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

SOSV

Ranked

70^th among 373 active competitors

Employee Count

31 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Codemotion & 73 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Avnet (Nov 14, 2016)

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Hackster.io got acquired by Avnet on Nov 14, 2016.

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Hackster.io is a funded company. Hackster.io has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Hackster.io are Adam Benzion and Benjamin Larralde.

Here are the details of Hackster.io's key team members:

Adam Benzion: Co-Founder & CEO of Hackster.io.
Benjamin Larralde: Co-Founder of Hackster.io.

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Hackster.io's employee count trend

Hackster.io has 31 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Hackster.io's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hackster.io include LinkedIn, Arbolus and Fishbowl. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hackster.io, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LinkedIn 2002, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development	$144M	Bain Capital Ventures, Kaplan Group Investments ... & 35 others	88/100
2nd	Arbolus 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Cloud and AI-based enterprise social platform	$41M	Kayne Anderson, 13books Capital & 18 others	66/100
3rd	Fishbowl 2012, Dublin (Ireland), Acquired	Fishbowl is a professional community platform	$7.5M	GGV Capital, Arena Ventures & 4 others	62/100
4th	Medial 2023, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Online platform offering professional social networking and startup news	$677K	First Cheque, Ortella Global Capital & 10 others	57/100
5th	SABEResPODER 2005, Los Angeles (United States), Series C	Expert advice platform for Latin Americans on life in the United States	$227M	JLL India, Sound Ventures & 24 others	55/100
6th	Guild 2016, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Cloud-based communication and networking solutions for professionals	$5.56M	-	53/100
7th	Maimai 2013, Haidian (China), Series D	Social platform for professionals to connect	$300M	DST Global, IDG Capital & 5 others	50/100
8th	Intch 2021, New Castle (United States), Seed	Professional networking app	$1.2M	Altair Capital, Brayne	50/100
9th	Codemotion 2011, Rome (Italy), Series B	Social networking platform for IT professionals and tech companies	$19.6M	Primo Ventures, CDP Venture Capital & 7 others	48/100
10th	daily.dev 2019, Holon (Israel), Seed	Online news aggregator platform for the IT industry	$11M	Aleph, Jibe Ventures & 4 others	48/100
70th	Hackster.io 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Social community platform for learning about hardware	-	SOSV	31/100