Bird
MobilityUSAClosed 2023
Total Raised
$1B
Peak Valuation
$2.50B
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2023
Business model
Shared electric scooter and e-bike rentals via app.
In brief
An electric scooter-sharing pioneer that grew rapidly pre-pandemic, then struggled as ridership collapsed during lockdowns and never fully recovered. Mounting losses after a 2021 SPAC listing led to Chapter 11 in December 2023.
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2017
- Closed
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, USA
- Industry
- Mobility
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- $220M
- Founders
- Travis VanderZanden
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Often compared with: Lime, Voi Technology, Tier Mobility.