Pebble Time’s Kickstarter ends with over $20 million in funding


Pebble Time has been the most successful crowdfunded campaign on Kickstarter. The smartwatch with e-ink display from the company closed a funding of more than $20 million.

Pebble Time

The funding period for the Pebble Time ended on March 28th, raising $20,338,986 from 78,471 backers. Pebble can begin mass production on Pebble Time, with shipping expected in May and June. Pebble Time’s campaign broke two Kickstarter records; the first on the launch day for becoming the fastest project to raise $1 million in just 49 minutes and the second the following week when it became Kickstarter’s most-funded campaign.

“We cannot thank the Pebble community enough for their monumental support. We continue to listen to and be inspired by the backers who believed in us and supported our vision from day one.”

Eric Migicovsky, Pebble CEO, said in a statement.

Pebble Time watch is 9.5mm thick, making it 20% thinner than the original Pebble. It also has smart accessory port, enabling hardware developers to build sensors and smart straps that connect directly to the watch. Priced at $159, the watch retains the four physical buttons from the first two watches. It has a new timeline interface that lists notifications, news, reminders and event in chronological order instead of being trapped inside separate.


Author: Sneha Bokil

Sneha Bokil is a tech enthusiast and is currently using OnePlus 3T but she still treasures her Nokia N70 (M). You can follow her on Twitter @snehabokil and on Google+