The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is planning a new hub in Paris that will serve as the company’s “second European home.” The company plans to hire 1,000 people over two years to help spur the growth of its scooter service across the European...
To reduce friction for mobile payments for purchases such as scooter rides and clothing, Apple is teaming up with partners such as Bird scooters and the Bonobos clothing store. With the new function, special tags can trigger purchases with Apple Pay without the need for...
Bird, an electric scooter-sharing startup, is trying to raise $150 million in a funding round that will bring its valuation to $1 billion to become the first scooter unicorn. According to Bloomberg, the round is being led by Sequoia Capital — and sources say the company...
December 20, 2023
Bird, the once high-flying electric scooter startup, has filed for bankruptcy. The Miami-based company announced its Chapter 11 filing two years after going public, one year after warning bankruptcy could be on the horizon and three months after being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to a Wednesday (Dec. 20) company news […]
July 12, 2019
The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is planning a new hub in Paris that will serve as the company’s “second European home.” The company plans to hire 1,000 people...
May 14, 2019
To reduce friction for mobile payments for purchases such as scooter rides and clothing, Apple is teaming up with partners such as Bird scooters and the Bonobos clothing store. With...
May 31, 2018
Bird, an electric scooter-sharing startup, is trying to raise $150 million in a funding round that will bring its valuation to $1 billion to become the first scooter unicorn. According...
