London Stock Exchange: Raspberry Pi Holdings plc (https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/RPI/raspberry-pi-holdings-plc/company-page)

Striking graph illustrating stock in the UK Raspberry Pi holding company spiking on Tuesday:

The Telegraph credited excitement around OpenClaw (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/british-computer-maker-soars-ai-141836041.html):

Raspberry Pi’s stock price has surged 30pc in two days, amid chatter on social media that the company’s tiny computers can be used to power a popular AI chatbot.

Users have turned to Raspberry Pi’s small computers to run a technology known as OpenClaw, a viral AI personal assistant (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/07/i-built-a-whatsapp-bot-and-now-it-runs-my-entire-life/). A flood of posts about the practice have been viewed millions of times since the weekend.

Reuters also credit a stock purchase by CEO Eben Upton (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/raspberry-pi-soars-40-ceo-151342904.html):

Shares in Raspberry Pi rose as much as 42% on Tuesday in ‌a record two‑day rally after CEO Eben Upton bought ‌stock in the beaten‑down UK computer hardware firm, halting a months‑long slide, ​as chatter grew that its products could benefit from low‑cost artificial‑intelligence projects.

Two London traders said the driver behind the surge was not clear, though the move followed a filing showing Upton bought ‌about 13,224 pounds ⁠worth of shares at around 282 pence each on Monday.

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