Funding Daily: Into the darkness

What do Star Trek and startups have in common? Enterprise and Data play a role in both and nerds everywhere get excited about any news surrounding these topics. Here is today's round up of funding news. Nerds.

Pebble raises $15M, launches SDK update for better smartwatch apps

A pretty hefty sum for a company initially shot down by VCs.

Pebble smartwatch gets closer to letting developers create apps by announcing SDK

Pebble, the smartwatch that has gotten a lot of hype from its Kickstarter campaign, will release a software developer kit so developers everywhere can create "watch faces" for the device.

Pebble smartwatch apps launch for iPhone & Android

The much-hyped Pebble smartwatch started shipping yesterday, but the smartphone apps that help the watch really tick hadn’t been approved yet. Thankfully, the apps for iPhone and Android are now available.

Pebble smartwatch now shipping, but expect to wait a while for yours

As promised during CES, Pebble has begun shipping its long-awaited smartwatch to Kickstarter backers today.

The best startups from CES 2013: Touchscreen routers, electric skateboards, and lots of therapy

While this year’s CES was light on big announcements from major tech companies, that didn’t stop plenty of consumer tech startups from trying to make a splash at the show.

Pebble’s creator shows off his long-awaited smartwatch (video)

We take a close look at the Pebble creator's favorite smartwatch features.

Pebble’s smartwatch debuts at CES: shipping to Kickstarter backers Jan. 23

It's been a long road for the Pebble team, despite some initial success.

Pebble will finally unveil its Kickstarter-darling smartwatch at CES

The much-delayed Pebble E-Ink smartwatch is almost here.

Apple iWatch? Fuggedaboutit … this could be so much more

The speculation is that Apple is designing a new iWatch that connects to iPhones, relays messages, and displays status alerts. But would the company that reinvented the computer, the phone, and the way we consume media be aiming so low?

Pebble’s lead designer ‘stuck in Asia’ to get the 21st century e-paper watch built

Waiting for your Pebble to drop? Pebble's lead designer has cancelled a speaking appearance in October to stay in Asia and finalize the product.

Sneak peek: Building crowdfunding superstar Pebble’s user interface

Pebble, the smartwatch for your smartphone, released an early preview of its user interface on Vimeo today ... including a look behind the scenes at how the massively successful crowdfunding project is building the software.

Pebble smartwatch sells out with 85K orders, 66K backers, & $10M raised

The team behind the much-talked-about Pebble smartwatch has finished taking orders on Kickstarter, with 85,000 orders placed for the device and $10.1 million raised thus far.

While there are eight days still to go on the Kickstarter countdown, people can …

Runkeeper is Pebble smartwatch’s first app partner, with integration at launch

The Pebble smartwatch has been a runaway success story for Kickstarter’s crowdfunding model, with almost $8 million pledged for the project so far. Now Runkeeper, a popular app for measuring and tracking your fitness, is joining in on the fun …

Ignored by venture capitalists, Pebble smartwatch has raised over $4M on Kickstarter and counting

VCs always have a war story about the one that got away. Time to add the Pebble smartwatch to the list. The creators of the Pebble had some initial success raising $375,000 in angel funding. But when it come to …