BeagleBoard

What BeagleBoard does

BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a Michigan-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2008 by Jason Kridner and collaborators to promote open-source hardware and software in embedded computing. The foundation designs, distributes, and supports a portfolio of open-hardware single-board computers (SBCs) spanning multiple processor architectures — ARM (BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone AI, BeagleBone AI-64, PocketBeagle, PocketBeagle 2, BeaglePlay, BeagleY-AI), RISC-V (BeagleV-Ahead on the T-Head TH1520), and FPGA (BeagleV-Fire on the Microchip PolarFire SoC) — alongside microcontroller-class boards (BeagleConnect Freedom, BeagleConnect Zepto) and a wearable platform (BeagleBadge). All designs are published as open hardware under CC BY-SA 4.0, run Linux and/or the Zephyr RTOS, and are supported by a proprietary-feeling Device Tree Overlay and cape ecosystem plus Qwiic, Grove, mikroBUS, and ClickID connectors for solder-free expansion.

The foundation's go-to-market is community-led rather than sales-led. It operates forums, Discord, IRC, GitHub/OpenBeagle.org, a YouTube channel with the BeagleCast podcast, and has been a Google Summer of Code mentoring organization since 2010. Products reach customers through distributors DigiKey and SeeedStudio, alongside direct sales via beagleboard.org/merch, and revenue is supplemented by donations (Amazon Smile, Patreon, GitHub Sponsors) and corporate sponsorships from silicon partners such as Texas Instruments and Microchip. The customer base is horizontal: makers, hobbyists, STEM educators and students, and professional engineers in industrial automation, robotics, edge AI, building automation, and increasingly aerospace (e.g., OreSat CubeSat, Space Grade Linux initiative). Pricing spans $1 (BeagleConnect Zepto) to roughly $150 (BeagleV-Fire, BeagleV-Ahead), with the BeagleBadge wearable at a $99 pre-order price point.

Name

BeagleBoard

Legal name

BeagleBoard.org Foundation

Website

https://beagleboard.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a Michigan-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that designs and distributes open-source single-board computers spanning ARM, RISC-V, and FPGA architectures for makers, educators, and professional engineers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Single-Board Computers

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Printed Circuit Boards (3672)

akta.pro primary industry

Motherboards & Chipset Platforms (HDACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

PCB, Prototyping Boards & Etching Supplies Retail (CRACAKAF), Embedded Software & Firmware Tools (Compilers, Debug, RTOS tooling) (HDAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Open-source hardware
• Single-board computers
• Embedded computing platforms
• RISC-V development boards
• Edge AI hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Richardson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Hardware product sales: Sale of open-source single-board computers including BeagleBone, BeaglePlay, BeagleV, PocketBeagle, and accessory boards. Revenue generated from distributor sales through SeeedStudio, DigiKey, and direct channels.
2. Merchandise sales: Sale of BeagleBoard branded merchandise through merch.beagleboard.org
3. Non-profit donations and sponsorships: The BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that receives donations through Amazon Smile, Patreon, and GitHub Sponsors. Also receives sponsorships from technology companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BeagleBoard.org Foundation designs, manufactures, and distributes a portfolio of open-source hardware single-board computers (SBCs) and addon capes for makers, educators, and professional engineers. The product line spans ARM-based boards (BeagleBone AI-64, BeagleY-AI, BeaglePlay, PocketBeagle 2), RISC-V/FPGA boards (BeagleV-Ahead, BeagleV-Fire), a Zephyr-based microcontroller (BeagleConnect Freedom), and a wearable platform (BeagleBadge), all running Linux or Zephyr RTOS with fully open hardware designs.

Product overview

BeagleBoard.org Foundation develops and sells a portfolio of open-source hardware single-board computers (SBCs) designed for makers, educators, and professionals. The product line centers on the BeagleBone family (BeagleBone AI-64, BeagleBone AI, BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone Blue), the compact PocketBeagle line (PocketBeagle, PocketBeagle 2), the AI-focused BeagleY-AI, the connectivity-focused BeaglePlay, and the RISC-V based boards (BeagleV-Ahead, BeagleV-Fire). Additionally, BeagleConnect Freedom provides a Zephyr-based microcontroller solution, and BeagleBadge offers a wearable innovation platform. The ecosystem is extended through addon capes (expansion boards) including Servo, Fan, Robotics, Relay, Proto, Power, Load, Motor, and Comms capes, plus educational kits like Grove Kit and TechLab Cape. All products run Linux or Zephyr RTOS and feature open hardware designs with documentation available for modification from source.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BeagleBone: Line of single-board Linux computers including BeagleBone Black, BeagleBone AI, and BeagleBone AI-64, featuring PRU microcontrollers and extensive expandability through cape add-ons.
• BeaglePlay
• BeagleV
• PocketBeagle
• BeagleY-AI
• BeagleConnect
• BeagleBadge

Products and services

• BeagleBone AI-64 A complete 64-bit AI and Machine Learning system with the convenience and expandability of the BeagleBone platform, featuring an 8 TOPS AI engine for makers, educators, and professionals building AI/ML applications.
• BeagleY-AI An industry standard form-factor 64-bit ARM computer with a 4 TOPS AI engine and integrated ARM Cortex-R5 for low-latency I/O tasks; Pi 5 compatible, optimized for reliability, openness, AI and real-time applications.
• BeaglePlay A 64-bit ARM computer designed to simplify physical world interactions to the connected world, featuring a wide selection of sensor and prototyping system connections including mikroBUS and Grove headers.
• PocketBeagle 2 A tiny board with quad A53 cores, M4, PRUs and lots of I/O; higher performance than original PocketBeagle with pre-soldered headers, UART debug port, high-speed USB-C port, 512MB RAM, and LiPo battery charger.
• BeagleV-Fire A quad-core RISC-V and FPGA SBC with BeagleBone cape headers, PCIe over M.2 and SYZYGY high-speed connector, powered by Microchip PolarFire SoC FPGA.
• BeagleV-Ahead High-performance quad-core RISC-V SBC with neural network and media accelerators, featuring T-Head TH1520 SoC, 4GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC, BeagleBone cape headers, mikroBUS shuttle connector, 2x CSI and DSI expansion.
• BeagleConnect Freedom A Zephyr-based wireless-enabled microcontroller board based on TI Arm Cortex-M4 CC1352P7, with MCUboot bootloader support for low-level microcontroller-class development.
• BeagleBadge A wearable and low-power computing innovation platform for rapid prototyping in health, environmental monitoring, and human-machine interfaces. Features a 4.2-inch ePaper display, Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5.4, LoRa, accelerometer, gyroscope, temperature/humidity sensors, powered by Texas Instruments AM62L32 processor; pre-order price $99.
• BeagleBone AI An SBC filling the gap between small SBCs and more powerful industrial computers, based on the AM5729, designed to make it easy to explore how artificial intelligence can be used in everyday life.
• BeagleBone Black A 1GHz Single-Board Linux Computer based on ARM Cortex-A8 with PRU microcontrollers, Ethernet and HDMI; credit-card sized with over a decade of support, software and materials.
• BeagleBone Blue An all-in-one Linux-based robotics computer with BeagleBone Black compatibility, featuring integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IMU/barometer, power regulation, H-Bridges, and motor connectors.
• PocketBeagle An ultra-tiny-yet-complete open-source USB-key-fob computer with the same processor as BeagleBone Black at one third the size, supporting hundreds of example projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Move from concept to working prototype in hours rather than days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• DigiKeymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 May 2026DigiKey distributes BeagleBoard products and demonstrates rapid prototyping capabilities at embedded world trade shows, showcasing BeagleBoard boards paired with other ecosystem products like Red Pitaya and Arduino platforms.
• T-Head (Alibaba)coreTechnology or Integration · 11 April 2026T-Head provides the TH1520 quad-core RISC-V SoC for BeagleV-Ahead. T-Head recently submitted Device Tree updates enabling HDMI display support for the board in Linux 7.1 mainline kernel.
• Texas InstrumentscoreTechnology or Integration · 10 March 2026Texas Instruments provides processors for BeagleBoard products including AM62L32 for BeagleBadge and MSPM0L1117 for BeagleConnect Zepto. BeagleBoard.org Foundation collaborates with TI on PRU Academy educational content available on TI.com.
• SeeedStudiomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 March 2026SeeedStudio collaborated on BeagleBadge development and serves as a manufacturing partner/distributor for BeagleBoard products including BeagleV product line.
• Zephyr Project (Linux Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026BeagleBoard.org joined the Zephyr Project as an Associate Member, formalizing a collaboration for real-time embedded operating system support. Zephyr RTOS supports over 900 boards and is used across BeagleBoard platforms for low-level, microcontroller-class development.
• Microchip TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrochip provides PolarFire SoC FPGA for BeagleV-Fire and supports the platform with SmartHLS compiler for FPGA acceleration. BeagleV-Fire is priced around $150 and is a key product in the RISC-V ecosystem.
• BootlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBootlin offers embedded Linux training courses available on BeaglePlay platform, providing educational materials for developers learning embedded Linux development.
• Google Summer of CodecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeagleBoard.org has been a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code since 2010, engaging student developers in open source embedded computing projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arduino: Arduino is a direct peer in open-source hardware for makers, educators, and embedded developers. Its microcontroller and SBC-like products (e.g., Arduino GIGA) overlap with BeagleBoard's BeagleConnect Freedom and PocketBeagle lines in education and prototyping use cases, sharing a community-led GTM motion.
• FriendlyElec (NanoPi): FriendlyElec produces NanoPi, Core3566, and other ARM/RISC-V SBCs that compete with BeagleBoard's PocketBeagle, BeaglePlay, and BeagleV lines for embedded Linux developers and hobbyists, with similar pricing and form factor targeting.
• Hardkernel (ODROID): Hardkernel produces ODROID single-board computers targeting advanced makers and developers, with comparable ARM-based SBC offerings and similar focus on technical capabilities and developer-friendly features. Direct competition for professional engineer and hobbyist segments.
• Pine64: Pine64 produces open-source single-board computers (Pinebook, PinePhone, RockPro64) targeting similar developer and maker segments as BeagleBoard. Both organizations prioritize open hardware designs and community-driven development, with overlapping ARM and RISC-V SBC product lines.
• Banana Pi: Banana Pi (Shenzhen SINOVOIP) produces a range of open-source SBCs and developer boards directly competing with BeagleBoard's BeagleBone and PocketBeagle lines. Both target embedded Linux developers and educational use cases.
• Raspberry Pi Foundation: Raspberry Pi Foundation is the most direct peer: also a non-profit foundation producing open-source single-board computers targeting makers, educators, and professionals. Its Raspberry Pi SBC family competes head-to-head with BeagleBone, PocketBeagle, and BeagleY-AI in the same maker and education channels, with BeagleY-AI explicitly targeting Pi 5 compatibility.
• Orange Pi: Orange Pi (Shenzhen Xunlong Software) produces low-cost ARM and RISC-V single-board computers in similar form factors to BeagleBone, PocketBeagle, and BeagleY-AI. Competes directly on price point and developer/hobbyist use cases in global maker channels.

Broad incumbents

• Adafruit: Adafruit is a broader incumbent in the maker/electronics ecosystem, designing and selling its own open-source development boards, sensors, and components that compete with BeagleBoard's addon capes and accessories. Shares the maker/DIY educator customer base and community-led content strategy.
• NVIDIA (Jetson): NVIDIA Jetson is a broad incumbent in AI-focused edge computing platforms (Jetson Nano, Orin Nano), competing with BeagleY-AI and BeagleBone AI-64 in edge AI and robotics applications. Jetson's significantly higher AI performance targets professional/commercial deployments, while BeagleBoard positions on openness and price.
• SparkFun Electronics: SparkFun is a broad incumbent producing open-source electronics and development boards for makers and educators, competing in similar channels with addon boards and educational kits that overlap with BeagleBoard's cape ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beagleboardorg
• GitHubgithub.com/beagleboard
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@beagleorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/beagleboard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/profile

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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