tl;dr: We will be shutting down Pebble — download your posts in the next week!
Dear @djchuang -
We have some sad news to share with you today: as of November 1, 2023, Pebble will be shutting down.
We are immensely proud of what our team and our community have accomplished together, and we feel validated that our vision for Pebble proved true: that purposeful growth, supported by a deep commitment to safety, can foster a beautiful online community full of vibrant human connection.
The painful truth, however, is that we were not growing quickly enough for investors to believe that we will break out. Combine that with a crowded space of alternatives — and the uphill climb is even steeper. In order to continue to build out a complete Pebble, we would have needed more investment, and more time.
Over Pebble’s final days, we are turning our attention to serving those who’ve supported us: friends, family, investors, and you — our community. We are looking for ways to keep you connected with each other, but perhaps in a different form. Stay tuned for more on this.
For now, we are inviting you to download your full Pebble archive in what we hope is a fun and memorable way. Please go to your account settings to do so:
https://pebble.is/settings/account > “Wrap it up please”
Please note that it will take up to 5 minutes to generate your archive.
We are truly thankful to you and everyone who has taken this journey with us. If you want to stay in touch and learn about what we’re doing next, please complete this Google Form.
Thank you for being Pebble!
The Pebble Team
Gabor, Sarah, Mike, and Dan
Town Square Technologies, Inc. dba “Pebble”
Articles about this Pebble shutdown, initially known as T2
And, that $1.1M raised apparently only lasted about 10 months of operating costs. Ouch.
