Belkin
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Belkin headquarters in Playa Vista
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | April 18, 1983 |
| Headquarters | Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Key people
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Chet Pipkin, Chairman, Founder, CEO |
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Number of employees
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1000+ |
| Website | www |
Belkin International, Inc., is an American manufacturer of consumer electronics that specializes in devices. Headquartered in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California, it sells various consumer and commercial product lines, including routers, iPod and iPhone accessories, mobile computing accessories, surge protectors, network switches, hubs, (USB and computer network) cables, KVM switches, racks and enclosures, and other peripherals. Belkin International is the parent company for Belkin, Linksys and Wemo branded products and services.
Belkin was founded in April 18, 1983 in Hawthorne, California, by Chet Pipkin. It has twice made Inc. magazine's list of 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. It has major offices across the globe, including in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Australia.
According to a PCWorld News article, Belkin officially completed the acquisition of Linksys on March 15, 2013.
Belkin was in the "Inner City Top 100" list for six consecutive years, and the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” list for five.
Belkin was awarded iLounge's Accessory Maker of the Year Award for 2007 and its TuneFM was awarded iLounge's FM Transmitter of the Year Award.
Belkin's TuneBaseFM was awarded iLounge's Car Accessory of the Year Award for 2008.
Between May 2013 and the end of the 2014 season, Belkin sponsored a Dutch professional cycling team, Belkin Pro Cycling Team. Belkin stepped in after the team formerly known as Rabobank lost their headline sponsor.
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