Exhibit 32.1

PENUMBRA, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Penumbra, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Adam Elsesser, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Sri Kosaraju, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy of the Company, respectively, do each hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

• The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

• The information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 28, 2017

/s/ Adam Elsesser

Adam Elsesser

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

/s/ Sri Kosaraju

Sri Kosaraju

Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy