Ayah Bdeir Age, Wiki and Bio

Ayah Bdeir

Quick Info

ProfessionFounder and CEO of LittleBits
NationalityLebanese, Canadian
Date of Birth27/11/1982
Age42 years
BirthplaceMontreal, Quebec, Canada

Bio/Wiki

Real NameAyah Bdeir

Physical Stats & More

Height161 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorLight Brown
Hair ColorLight Ash Blonde

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • American University of Beirut
  • Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Educational Qualification
  • Graduation in Computer Engineering and Sociology
  • MS Media Arts and Sciences

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun signSagittarius
ReligionIslam
EthnicityNot known
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Photography

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage DateOctober 19

Family

HusbandAdam Bly (An Entrepreneur)
ChildrenNone
Parents
FatherLate Saadi Bdeir (An Entrepreneur)
MotherRanda Bdeir (A Banker)
Siblings
BrotherNone
Sisters
  • Dania Bdeir
  • Zahira Bdeir

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • 2018: STEM Hero of the Year award at VEX World Championship Competition
  • 2018: Connected World Women of M2M (WoM2M)
  • 2018: Top 25 Leading Woman Entrepreneur
  • 2017: Forbes Women at Forbes Under 30: Closing the Tech Gap
  • 2016: NYSCI Creative Entrepreneurship Award from The New York Hall of Science
  • 2016: Marie Claire America’s 50 Most Influential Women
  • 2016: Crains New York 40 Under 40
  • 2014: Entrepreneur Magazine 10 Up and Coming Leaders to Watch
  • 2014: CNBC Next List
  • 2014: New York Business Journal Women of Influence winner
  • 2013: Fast Company Most Creative People in Business
  • 2013: TED Senior Fellowship

Favourites

Favourite SingerBeyonce
Favourite Artist(s)
  • Arthur Ganson (Kinetic artist and Roboticist)
  • Sol Lewitt

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ayah Bdeir's smoking habits are unknown.
Ayah Bdeir drinks alcohol.
As a child, she had a passion for math, science, and design.
In 2008, she received a fellowship at Eyebeam in New York City.
She has taught graduate classes at NYU’s ITP and Parsons The New School for Design.
Before LittleBits, she worked as an interactive artist and exhibited at various prestigious galleries worldwide.
She was a design mentor on the reality TV show "Stars of Science" in 2010.
In 2011, she founded LittleBits Electronics with the goal of making electronics accessible to all.
LittleBits is based in New York and has received funding from notable investors.
The company focuses on education and STEAM fields, operating in over 100 countries.
With a team of 100 people, LittleBits raised $60M and garnered over 150 awards.
Ayah Bdeir has made education and innovation more accessible globally.
She co-founded the Open Hardware Summit.
Advocating for gender neutrality, she highlights that 40% of LittleBits users are girls.
Ayah Bdeir has been featured in major media outlets and likened to "Lego for the iPad generation" by Bloomberg TV.
In 2016, LittleBits joined Disney's Accelerator program.
LittleBits collaborates with Pearson to create curriculum for Science and Engineering programs.