Digi-Key is full of people passionate about the art and science of electronics.  We’re proud to support the KiCad community and the open source tool that enables designers around the world to learn, create and innovate.

Contextual Electronics is an online electronics apprenticeship program. Members learn how to build custom electronics projects from scratch, using video resources and community forums. Most importantly, Contextual Electronics teaches entirely with KiCad. CE was first known in the space for creating the "Getting To Blinky" series of (free) tutorials, which has taught thousands of people how to get their start building PCBs.

mHUB is the hosting facility for KiCon 2019. Started in 2017, mHUB is a co-working space for companies building hardware. With more than 60,000 square feet in downtown Chicago, this is one of the largest resources for building hardware companies in the Midwest.