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2004

Hackaday was founded in 2004 by Phillip Torrone as a web magazine for Engadget, devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and DIY projects from around web". Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc. by its at the time owner Jason Calacanis.

2007

In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites.

2014

Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects.

2015

In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie.

2021

In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens.

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2004
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Pasadena, CA
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Peter Rojas,Michael Kechinov,Phillip Torrone
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