What Electan Electronics and Robotics does

Electan Electrónica y Robótica (Electan Electronics and Robotics) is a privately held online retailer and multi-brand distributor of electronics and robotics components, headquartered in Elche, Spain, and operating since 2006. The company serves as an official distributor for Spain and Portugal for at least twelve international brands, including SparkFun, Adafruit, Pololu, DFRobot, Arduino, BBC micro:bit, Pimoroni, Teltonika, Elecfreaks, CEBEK, Makey Makey, and LilyPad. Its catalog spans Micro:bit, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi development platforms; educational robotics kits such as the Maqueen, Bee-Bot, and Cutebot lines; sensors, motor drivers, gearmotors, and stepper motors; industrial 4G LTE routers and switches from Teltonika; edge AI development kits including the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano; and a wide range of accessories, HATs, and 3D printer components.

Electan operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at electan.com with 24-hour delivery to Spain and Portugal via Nacex, free shipping for orders over €80, and same-day dispatch for orders placed before 11:00. The company also serves B2B buyers through dedicated account flows for educational institutions (with proforma budgets and electronic invoicing via FACE for public administration) and enterprises (with CIF-based invoicing and bank-transfer payment terms). Revenue is generated entirely through one-time hardware product sales at fixed retail prices with occasional discounts; no software, subscription, or service layer is offered.

The customer base spans three segments: educational institutions (the primary segment for STEM, programming, and robotics curriculum), individual hobbyists and makers (DIY projects and prototyping), and a growing slice of professionals and enterprises (prototype development, bulk ordering, and increasingly industrial IoT and edge AI buyers via the Teltonika and NVIDIA Jetson lines). The company holds Spanish regulatory registrations for WEEE recycling (RAEE 20078) and portable battery recycling (RII-PyA 8010), confirming compliance with national e-waste and battery take-back schemes. There is no disclosed headcount, funding history, M&A activity, or ownership structure beyond indication of independent, likely founder-owned operation.

Name

Electan Electronics and Robotics

Legal name

Electan Electrónica y Robótica

Website

https://electan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics and Robotics Components Retail

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (4492)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded, Maker Platforms & Development Kits Retail (CRACAKAI)

Keywords

• Electronics components retail
• Robotics kits distribution
• STEM education supplies
• Microcontroller development boards
• DIY electronics parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Elche

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Electan generates revenue through the sale of electronics and robotics components including microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, micro:bit), sensors, motors, motor drivers, development boards, robotics kits, and accessories. Products are sold at fixed retail prices with occasional discounts. The company issues invoices for all orders and offers various payment methods including credit card, PayPal, and bank transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Electan Electronics and Robotics is an online retail store based in Elche, Spain, operating since 2006 as an official distributor in Spain and Portugal for major electronics and robotics brands including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BBC Micro:bit, SparkFun, Adafruit, Pololu, DFRobot, Pimoroni, Elecfreaks, Teltonika, Makey Makey, LilyPad, and CEBEK. The company sells development boards, microcontrollers, single-board computers, educational robots (Maqueen, Bee-Bot, Cutebot), sensors, motors, motor drivers, industrial 4G routers, GNSS/RTK survey equipment, batteries, and accessories for STEM education, hobbyist prototyping, and professional IoT deployments.

Product overview

Electan Electronics and Robotics is an online retail store based in Elche, Spain, serving as a distributor for Spain and Portugal. The company operates as a broad electronics and robotics e-commerce platform offering a curated portfolio of development platforms, single-board computers, educational robots, sensors, motors, and industrial networking equipment. The product portfolio centers on major development ecosystems — Micro:bit (with V1 and V2 boards and accessories including Maqueen, Cutebot, and Bee-Bot educational robots), Arduino (including UNO R3, UNO R4 variants, Opta PLC, and GIGA R1), and Raspberry Pi (from Zero to 4, plus Pico with wireless variants) — alongside specialized hardware from brands such as SparkFun (RTK GNSS survey equipment, Qwiic ecosystem), Teltonika (industrial 4G routers), Pololu (gearmotors and stepper drivers), Adafruit, Seeedstudio (XIAO and Grove modules), Teensy, and M5Stack. Electan also stocks components including sensors, motor drivers, power supplies, batteries, tools, 3D printer accessories, and various add-on modules such as HATs, shields, and cases. The store does not appear to offer a unified software platform; instead it serves as a multi-brand distributor enabling customers to source hardware across these ecosystems for STEM education, prototyping, industrial IoT, robotics, and surveying applications.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maqueen Robot for Micro:bit A plug-and-play graphical programming robot for STEM education, controlled via Micro:bit, featuring line following, obstacle avoidance, light tracking, buzzer, programmable LEDs, and ultrasonic distance sensor.
• Maqueen Plus V2 Robot An enhanced version of the Maqueen robot with greater flexibility and performance for classroom teaching, extracurricular activities, and robot competitions.
• Bee-Bot Robot An educational programmable robot for children that teaches programming fundamentals, computational thinking, and spatial reasoning through simple directional commands on a grid.
• Smart Cutebot Robot Rear-wheel drive smart car robot with dual high-speed motors, ultrasonic sensor, RGB LEDs, line-following sensors, buzzer, and infrared receiver for graphical programming education.
• Retro Arcade MakeCode An educational game console using Microsoft MakeCode graphical programming, featuring built-in buzzer, light sensor, gyroscope, and rechargeable battery.
• Micro:bit V2 A pocket-sized programmable microcontroller board with Bluetooth, 25 LEDs, compass, accelerometer, integrated temperature sensor, and speaker for interactive projects.
• Micro:bit Starter Kit Beginner kit with breadboard adapter, servo, RGB LED ring, motor, LED, buzzer, potentiometer, and photoresistor supporting MakeCode, JavaScript, and Python programming.
• Arduino UNO R3 The classic 8-bit Arduino board, the standard reference platform for the maker community, widely compatible with shields and accessories.
• Arduino UNO R4 Minima The R4 generation of Arduino's flagship board featuring a 32-bit Renesas RA4M1 Arm Cortex-M4 at 48 MHz, 32KB SRAM, 256KB flash, USB-C, CAN bus, and 12-bit DAC while maintaining R3 pin compatibility.
• Arduino UNO R4 WIFI Arduino UNO R4 with integrated Espressif S3 WiFi module providing wireless connectivity alongside the 32-bit Cortex-M4 processor for IoT applications.
• Arduino Opta Lite PLC An industrial programmable logic controller supporting both Arduino sketches and IEC 61131-3 standard PLC languages (LD, FBD, SFC, ST, IL), featuring dual-core STM32H747XI Cortex-M7+M4 processor and OTA firmware updates.
• Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi High-performance Arduino board with dual-core 32-bit STM32H747XI (Cortex-M7 at 480 MHz, Cortex-M4 at 240 MHz), WiFi, Bluetooth via Murata 1DX, USB-A, camera connector, and 76 GPIO pins.
• Teensy 4.0 ARM Cortex-M7 development board at 600 MHz with NXP iMXRT1062 chip, 1024KB RAM, 2048KB flash, pre-soldered headers, cryptographic acceleration, and dynamic clock scaling.
• Teensy 4.1 ARM Cortex-M7 at 600 MHz with NXP iMXRT1062, 8MB flash, USB host port, SD card socket, ethernet PHY, 55 I/O pins, pre-soldered headers.
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B The standard-format Raspberry Pi with quad-core 64-bit processor, up to 8GB RAM, dual micro-HDMI, USB 3.0, and gigabit Ethernet.
• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Raspberry Pi 3 board with ARM11 Cortex-A53 64-bit quad-core processor at 1.4GHz, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
• Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Ultra-compact single-board computer with quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 at 1GHz, 512MB LPDDR2, 2.4GHz WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, and mini HDMI in a 65x30mm form factor.
• Raspberry Pi Zero W Compact single-board computer at 65x30mm with BCM2835 single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.1, with unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header.
• Raspberry Pi Pico Raspberry Pi RP2040-based microcontroller board with dual-core ARM Cortex M0+, 264KB SRAM, 2MB flash, USB-C, 26 GPIO pins, 2x SPI, 2x I2C, 2x UART, and integrated temperature sensor.
• Raspberry Pi Pico 2W Raspberry Pi Pico board with RP2040 microcontroller and integrated WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.2 BLE for wireless applications.
• NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit NVIDIA's AI computing platform for robotics and edge AI applications with high-performance GPU for deep learning inference.
• Makey Makey An invention kit that converts everyday objects into interactive touch keys, allowing users to create musical instruments and interactive projects by connecting objects to a computer.
• LilyPad E-textile Boards A series of sewable microcontroller boards designed for e-textiles and wearable applications, featuring large connection pads that can be sewn into clothing.
• Pololu Zumo 32U4 OLED Robot Tracked Arduino-compatible robot based on ATmega32U4 with dual motor drivers, graphical OLED display, quadrature encoders, line sensors, proximity sensors, and IMU.
• Pololu 3Pi Robot Compact high-performance line-following robot with two motor channels, LCD display, and three bump sensors for competition robotics.
• SparkFun RTK Surveyor High-precision GNSS receiver for centimeter-level positioning with ZED-F9P, Bluetooth, WiFi, battery, Qwiic connector, and microSD for surveying and autonomous navigation.
• SparkFun RTK Facet Enclosed RTK GNSS receiver with u-blox ZED-F9P, integrated L1/L2 antenna, OLED display, microSD, Qwiic port, and open-source hardware certified design for surveying.
• SparkFun RTK Facet L-Band RTK GNSS receiver with u-blox ZED-F9P and NEO-D9S L-Band receiver for PointPerfect correction service via Inmarsat satellite, achieving 1.4-6cm accuracy without external base station.
• Teltonika RUT241 Industrial 4G Router Compact industrial 4G LTE Cat 4 router with dual SIM, eSIM, WiFi, 2 Ethernet ports, RutOS, and RMS compatibility for reliable IoT and M2M connectivity.
• Teltonika RUT200 Industrial 4G Router Compact industrial 4G LTE router with WiFi and dual Ethernet for primary and backup connectivity in automation, transport, and manufacturing applications.
• Teltonika RUT901 Industrial 4G Router Industrial 4G LTE Cat 4 router with dual SIM failover, integrated WiFi, 4 Ethernet ports, and advanced protocols including MQTT and Modbus for professional IoT deployments.
• Teltonika RUT951 Industrial 4G Router with eSIM Industrial 4G LTE router with dual SIM including eSIM, WiFi, and 4 Ethernet ports with advanced RutOS automation and security features.
• Teltonika RUT956 Industrial 4G Router Full-featured industrial router combining 4G LTE, WiFi, and wired connectivity with serial RS232/RS485 interfaces and GNSS for comprehensive IoT and M2M solutions.
• Teltonika TSW114 Industrial Gigabit Switch Unmanaged plug-and-play industrial 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with DIN rail mounting for control cabinet installations.
• M5StickC Plus 2 ESP32-S3 Compact ESP32-S3-based mini IoT development kit with display, buttons, and wireless connectivity for wearable and portable projects.
• M5Stack Atom Lite ESP32 Ultra-compact ESP32-based IoT development board from M5Stack for embedded projects and prototyping.
• XIAO ESP32-S3 Seeed Studio Seeedstudio XIAO board featuring ESP32-S3 with AI-capable processor, WiFi, and Bluetooth for edge AI applications.
• XIAO ESP32-C3 Seeed Studio Seeedstudio XIAO board based on RISC-V ESP32-C3 with WiFi and Bluetooth LE for IoT applications.
• XIAO BLE Nordic nRF52840 Seeedstudio Seeedstudio XIAO board with Nordic nRF52840 Bluetooth Low Energy module for wireless connectivity.
• XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense with Camera Seeedstudio XIAO ESP32-S3 with integrated camera module for AI and computer vision edge applications, supporting WiFi and BLE.
• Pico:ed Raspberry Pi RP2040-based development board with dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor, 264KB RAM, 7x17 LED matrix, two buttons, and Micro:bit compatible edge connector.
• Pololu DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver High-current stepper motor driver carrier compatible with A4988 pinout, supporting microstepping for precision motion control.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Integration18 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SparkFuncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElectan is an official SparkFun distributor in Spain and Portugal, offering the full range of SparkFun products including sensors, development boards, robotics components, and educational kits.
• AdafruitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Adafruit distributor offering products including NeoPixels, e-textiles, Raspberry Pi accessories, and various modules.
• PololucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Pololu distributor specializing in motors, motor drivers, gearmotors, robotics components, and voltage regulators for the Spanish market.
• DFRobotcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for DFRobot products including the popular Maqueen robot for micro:bit, sensors, and development platforms.
• ArduinocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Arduino distributor offering Arduino boards, shields, kits, and accessories including the latest Arduino UNO R4 series.
• BBC micro:bitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial micro:bit distributor offering the full range of micro:bit boards, accessories, and educational kits for the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
• PimoroniminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Pimoroni products including LED SHIMs, Button SHIMs, and Raspberry Pi accessories.
• TeltonikaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Teltonika industrial routers including RUT series, TSW switches, and IoT connectivity solutions.
• ElecfreaksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for Elecfreaks products including micro:bit accessories, Ring:bit expansion boards, sensor kits, and educational robotics components.
• CEBEKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for CEBEK electronic kits, providing educational and hobbyist electronics learning packages.
• Makey MakeyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Makey Makey invention kits designed for interactive creation and educational purposes.
• LilyPad (SparkFun)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for LilyPad e-textile boards and conductive thread for wearable electronics projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mouser Electronics: Global broadline electronics components distributor with the largest catalog of semiconductors, modules, and development kits. Directly comparable to Electan as a multi-brand electronics distributor and a key competitive threat for development platforms (Arduino, Micro:bit, Raspberry Pi).
• Adafruit Industries: US-based maker-electronics manufacturer and retailer that operates both DTC and through authorized distributors (Electan for Spain/Portugal). Direct product overlap and a global brand channel partner relationship with Electan.
• DigiKey Electronics: Global broadline electronics components distributor serving engineers and makers with millions of SKUs. Direct competitive overlap with Electan on Micro:bit, Arduino, sensors, and motor components in the Iberian market.
• Farnell / element14: Global electronics distributor owned by Avnet, with a particularly strong educational and maker/STEM offering (element14 Community, BBC micro:bit official partner). Direct competitor for educational STEM electronics retail in Europe.
• SparkFun Electronics: US-based maker/STEM electronics manufacturer-retailer whose products Electan distributes in Spain/Portugal; direct product line overlap and a brand/peer relationship relevant for understanding Electan's catalog positioning.
• RS Components: Global electronics and industrial product distributor with an established Spanish operation (RS Online Spain). Overlaps with Electan on industrial IoT (Teltonika-like categories), sensors, and maker/STEM components.

Regional players

• Cooking Hacks (Libelium): Spanish IoT and electronics platform/distributor serving maker and education markets; shares the Iberian audience and STEM/maker positioning with Electan, with overlap on Arduino, IoT modules, and educational kits.

Direct peers

• Kubii: France-based distributor focused on Raspberry Pi, Arduino, micro:bit, and maker components across Europe. Closely comparable to Electan in scale, geographic focus (French-speaking vs. Spanish-speaking), B2C/B2B mix, and product specialization.
• The Pi Hut: UK-based Raspberry Pi, Micro:bit, and Arduino specialist retailer serving maker and education markets. Comparable in product scope, B2C/B2B mix, and STEM-education orientation, though it operates in a different (UK) geography.
• BricoGeek: Spanish-language electronics and DIY/maker retailer covering Arduino, Raspberry Pi, robotics kits, and modules. Directly competes with Electan on the same Spanish-language Iberian customer base for maker and STEM components.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/electan

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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