Eric Migicovsky | |
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 Migicovsky in 2013 | |
| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Education | University of Waterloo (BS) |
| Known for | Pebble, Beeper |
| Website | ericmigi |
Eric Migicovsky (born 1986 in Vancouver, Canada) is an engineer and entrepreneur. [1] He is the founder of the smartwatch company Pebble Technology [2] [3] and its successor Core Devices, [4] as well as the co-founder of the instant messaging software company Beeper. [5]
Migicovsky was born in 1986 [6] in Vancouver, Canada. [7] He earned a Bachelor's degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2009. [8] [9] In 2008, as part of his studies, he spent time as an exchange student at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. [10] [11] While in Delft, where bicycles are a common mode of transport, Migicovsky sought a safer way to access information without handling his smartphone while cycling. This led to the development of InPulse, a smartwatch initially compatible only with BlackBerry devices, which launched in 2010. Following this, Migicovsky founded the smartwatch company Pebble Technology, which launched their first model in January 2013. [11] In 2016, the company filed for insolvency and was subsequently acquired by rival Fitbit. [12] [13] He later co-founded the instant messaging software company Beeper, [5] which was sold to Automattic in April 2024. [14] In 2025, following a request by Migicovsky, Google, which had acquired Fitbit and thereby obtained the rights to Pebble, open-sourced PebbleOS, the operating system powering the Pebble watch. Subsequently, Migicovsky founded a new company and launched the Core Devices line of watches, regarded as the successor to Pebble. [4]
Migicovsky lives with his family in Palo Alto, California. [15]