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Eben Upton

Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Holdings

Search every verified Eben Upton interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2026 podcast appearance, Eben Upton discussed Raspberry Pi's manufacturing strategy and the broader UK tech sector. He noted that the company has built its products with Sony in Pencoed, Wales, since 2012, having initially manufactured in China before progressively reshoring production to the UK. Upton said that the advantages of Far East manufacturing taper off at volume once production can be automated, and he described his experience running businesses in Cambridge as a "wild ride," citing his first company, Idea Works 3D, which he founded in 1998 and which now operates as Marmalade Game Studio. Upton also commented on emerging technologies, describing them as "incredibly powerful" but not a "discontinuous event." He said he does not hold "religious beliefs" about their impact, predicting a "retrenchment" on the hype curve and noting that society will have to confront the gap between utopian expectations and reality.

Recent appearances

  • Dr Eben Upton on the UK Tech Sector Advantage

    September 14, 2026 · 📺 Sony - UK Technology Centre

    What does it take to build world-class technology in the UK? And, in 2026, is there still a real advantage to designing and manufacturing here? We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr Eben Upton, founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi, for a short conversation about the future of tech — and there was plenty to talk about. We explored: 🔹 Why manufacturing electronics in the UK can still make sense — particularly when innovators can get from the design team to the factory quickly and easily. 🔹 Why Cambridge has become such an important place to be in tech — not just because of the talent, b…

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  • Electromaker Interview: Eben Upton - Raspberry Pi creator!

    March 23, 2026 · 📺 Electromaker

    This is a very special episode of the Electromaker Podcast! Our first interview on the show is with Eben Upton, creator of the ...

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  • Raspberry Pi CEO Fireside Chat

    October 22, 2025 · 📺 Hardware Pioneers

    In this fireside chat, Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi, joins Nitin Dahad, Editor in Chief of EE Times, for an engaging conversation exploring the evolving landscape of hardware technology and electronics innovation. 🎤 This candid discussion between two industry leaders offers unique perspectives on current challenges and future opportunities in embedded computing, providing attendees with valuable insights on trends shaping hardware development.

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  • The Pi Cast Episode 200: Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton talks Raspberry Pi 5 16GB

    January 14, 2025 · 📺 Tom's Hardware

    To celebrate 200 shows, we have Raspberry Pi co-founder and CEO Eben Upton on the show to talk about the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB and the many products of 2024. Join us live and we'll put your questions directly to Upton.

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  • We catch up with @raspberrypi CEO Eben Upton at #electronica2024

    November 13, 2024 · 📺 Farnell Global

    #raspberrypi CEO Eben Upton joined us on the #TeamFarnell stand in #Avnet City during the second day of #electronica2024 to answer some questions with ‪@MAYERMAKES‬ from the ‪@element14presents‬ channel! Learn more about the Raspberry Pi product range: https://bit.ly/4frwU75

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  • Intervista a Eben Upton: il Futuro di Raspberry Pi tra Prestazioni, Innovazioni e AI

    September 17, 2024 · 📺 Futuranet_it

    In questa esclusiva intervista con Eben Upton, il creatore del rivoluzionario Raspberry Pi, scopriamo i segreti e le novità del Raspberry Pi 5. Con un focus su prestazioni migliorate, nuove funzionalità come il supporto PCI Express e l'integrazione di tecnologie avanzate come l'intelligenza artificiale, Eben ci guida attraverso il futuro di questo straordinario minicomputer. Sei un maker, un appassionato di elettronica o semplicemente curioso di sapere come il Raspberry Pi sta cambiando il mondo dell'educazione e dell'innovazione tecnologica? Questo video è per te! 👉 Scopri il potenziale del…

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  • Maker Faire Hannover 2024: Interview with Eben Upton

    September 15, 2024 · 📺 VSO

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  • A tale of two Raspberry Pis

    June 12, 2024 · 📺 Raspberry Pi

    In this video, Eben Upton, Raspberry Pi CEO, and Philip Colligan, Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO, have a good long chat about ...

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  • How Raspberry Pi Is Transforming Tech with Eben Upton

    June 02, 2024 · 📺 Nerding Out With Viktor

    Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton joins Viktor Petersson to unpack the journey of Raspberry Pi, from a simple tool to teach programming into a global platform powering everything from classrooms to industrial systems. They explore the Pi’s impact on education, its growing role in industry and IoT, and how it’s being used in real-world applications like Screenly’s digital signage. The conversation also touches on surprising technical challenges (like SD card durability) and exciting possibilities with RISC-V architecture. Whether you’re a tech educator, engineer, or just curious about the futur…

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  • Arm Education in Conversation with Eben Upton

    May 22, 2024 · 📺 Arm®

    In this episode, we interview Eben Upton, founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. Eben shares with us the origin story of the Raspberry Pi and why he chose Arm as the architecture of choice for the project, the continuing importance of general-purpose computing, and offers some advice to aspiring engineers looking to enter the exciting world of technology. This interview was first recorded in January 2023. To find out more about the world of microprocessors and computer architecture on Arm, take a look at our freely accessible courses on edX: Introduction to Microprocessors - https…

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  • Live with Eben Upton from Raspberry Pi talking AI & Industrial IoT on Arm at Embedded World 2024

    April 10, 2024 · 📺 Arm®

    Join CEO of Raspberry Pi Eben Upton as we talk all things AI and Industrial IoT from Embedded World 2024. This talk is part of the Arm Tech Talk Series, bringing you the latest trends, technologies and best practices from the Arm ecosystem: https://www.arm.com/techtalks If you enjoyed this video, and don't want to miss any of our future Arm Tech Talks, please subscribe to our channel. #onarm #ew24 1. 00:00) Raspberry Pi talking AI & Industrial IoT on Arm at Embedded World 2024 2. (00:58) Why is Raspberry Pi highlighted in today's discussion? 3. (01:47) How has Raspberry Pi's approac…

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  • CES 2024 - Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton on the evolution of his platform

    February 02, 2024 · 📺 Core77

    In this video, John Skabardonis from Covestro speaks with Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry PI. Upton notes how the use of Raspberry Pi hardware has evolved from prototyping into production. Their low cost computing hardware enables designers and engineers to deploy intelligence into the world at a much higher density than previously possible, opening the doors to a an opportunity-rich environment for innovation. Covestro's thermally conductive polycarbonate helps dissipate the heat generated by increasingly powerful PCBs.

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Notable quotes

“We're clearly living through a really fascinating moment here. I'm not a person who naturally sees this as some sort of discontinuous event. There are some people who have almost religious beliefs about the impact of these new technologies. For me they're technologies. I'm a technologist, I love technologies. This is an incredibly powerful new technology. We're somewhere near on the hype curve. There will obviously b”

“We've been building Raspberry Pies with Sony here in Pencoed since the summer of 2012. So 14 years. We're unusual in that we started manufacturing in China and then we progressively reshored manufacturing through the UK. And I think this was an early insight for us. I think people tend to have a misconception that the far east is the place to go at scale when in fact often the advantages of far east manufacturing tap”

“I think the thing and and really what we said at the time was well just watch us right you know just in if if in 5 years time we've still not uh I think the word this word initification Right. The idea that you will that you'll you'll put up prices or you'll drive down quality or something you'll that you will be um extremely uh focused on short-term uh on short-term value. And I think what we said was look in if in ”

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