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Scooter-Rental Firm Bird Rides Inc. In Talks To Go Public Via A SPAC
Scooter-Rental Firm Bird Rides Inc. In Talks To Go Public Via A SPAC
November 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Scooter rental startup Bird Rides Inc. is working on a deal with Credit Suisse Group to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC),...

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Bird Angles For Direct Sales Of New Scooter Model
Bird Angles For Direct Sales Of New Scooter Model
September 21, 2020  |  Retail

Electric scooter-maker Bird launched a new model on Sunday (Sept. 20) and is increasing its efforts to zip right past retailers to consumers. The new...

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Today In Payments: Coronavirus Decimates US Stock Market; Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies
Today In Payments: Coronavirus Decimates US Stock Market; Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies
February 26, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the stock market takes its biggest hit since 2015 due to mounting fears over the coronavirus, and an ex-Microsoft engineer is...

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Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?
February 26, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

(Warning: This article contains puns aplenty, fowl indeed). Bird, the scooter company, may ruffle some feathers in the very cities and locations where it seeks...

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eScooter Startup Bird Trials Payments Feature
eScooter Startup Bird Trials Payments Feature
February 25, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Silicon Valley-based micromobility startup Bird is launching an in-app payments feature that enables its electronic scooter (eScooter) riders to buy from local merchants, Bird announced...

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eScooters Prepare As Germany Leaders Vote On Ban
eScooters Prepare As Germany Leaders Vote On Ban
February 12, 2020  |  Ridesharing

German officials are planning a vote on Friday (Feb. 14) to decide the fate of electronic scooters in what has become Europe’s largest market. Ever...

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ
January 27, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company...

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Bird Scooter Valued At $2.5B With Latest Funding
Bird Scooter Valued At $2.5B With Latest Funding
October 04, 2019  |  Investments

Scooter company Bird has announced a $275 million Series D funding round, bringing its valuation to $2.5 billion. CDPQ and Sequoia Capital led the round,...

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Bird Raising New Funding At $2.5 Billion Valuation
Bird Raising New Funding At $2.5 Billion Valuation
July 23, 2019  |  Ridesharing

The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5 billion in a new funding round led by the venture capital firm Sequoia...

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