Exclusive: A Pair of Uber Executives Are Leaving to Join Electric Scooter Startup Bird
Dennis Cinelli and Yibo Ling are shedding four wheels for two. The scooter talent wars are heating up. Two high-level Uber employees have left the tech giant to join electric scooter startup Bird. Dennis Cinelli, who .....»»
An ex-Uber employee is raising $150 million to fill the streets of San Francisco with scooters that people can rent and toss anywhere — here"s how they work
Bird app screenshot and Kaylee Fagan/Business Insider Electric scooter startup Bird is riding high these days. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Bird is raising $150 m.....»»
Electric Scooter Startup Bird Just Raised Monster Funding and Is About to Join the $1B Unicorn Club
As the hype builds, so does the capital. Bird, the Santa Monica-based electric scooter company, is raising $150 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital .....»»
San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft
The nation’s tech capital dealt a blow to the largest shared-scooter companies on Thursday, awarding two smaller startups exclusive rights to rent the electric-powered vehicles for a year in a decision that could change the course of the nascent market......»»
: Uber partners with electric-vehicle startup Arrival so its drivers can design new car
The car designed with help from Uber drivers will join Arrival’s previously announced bus and van......»»
Bird-owned Scoot rolls mopeds onto streets of L.A.
Bird Rides Inc. has rolled out a shared electric moped. However, the new vehicle is not the Bird Cruiser that the Silicon Beach startup announced this summer but rather a new Scoot Moped under the brand of a rival scooter company Bird acquired aroun.....»»
Uber drops out as Minneapolis shared-scooter program suffers slow start to season
Lengthy contract negotiations mean fewer than half of the 2,000 shared electric scooters permitted for Minneapolis streets in 2019 have rolled out so far, and one of four operators selected to join the program has dropped out. San Francisco-based U.....»»
Here Are the Big Players in the Great Scooter Startup War
Bird, LimeBike, Spin, and Lyft are all competing for a slice of the scooter market. Electric scooters are exploding in popularity. So much so that "Bird hunting" is now a thing (we don’t mean actually hunting.....»»
Electric scooter startup Bird reportedly raises $150 million, making it the first $1 billion scooter startup
Bird Electric scooter startup Bird could be the newest unicorn startup. The company is raising $150 million led by Sequoia Capital, which values the startup a.....»»
A startup in the West Coast scooter sharing craze is already worth $1 billion — here"s what it"s like to ride a Bird scooter
Bird app screenshot and Kaylee Fagan/Business Insider Electric scooter startup Bird is riding high these days. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Bird is raising $150 m.....»»
Sequoia helps scooter startup fly to a unicorn valuation
The electric scooter rental business may have its first unicorn. Bloomberg cited unnamed sources who said that Sequoia Capital is leading a $150 million round for Bird Rides Inc. at a valuation of $1 billion. The year-old Santa Monica company is ra.....»»
L.A. scooter startup Bird winging to Europe
It looks like Bird is expanding to Europe. The Silicon Beach shareable electric scooter startup has posted a job listing for a general manager across the pond to “raise the opportunities and concerns of the market and set the priorities that will.....»»
Scooter Firm Bird to Hit $2bn Value with Huge Funding Round
Electric scooter startup Bird is on the verge of a $2 billion valuation, as it prepares to close a $300m funding round. The Venice, CA-headquartered.....»»
Bird Series C lands at $300 million
Bird has added $300 million to its nest. The Silicon Beach scooter startup has closed its Series C led by Sequoia Capital. With the new funding, Sequoia Partner Roelof Botha will join Bird’s board of directors. Botha is currently a director of .....»»
Bird CEO Explains Why His Scooter Startup Needed $300 Million
Bird founder Travis VanderZanden is ready to explain how he plans to spend all that money. As word spread that an electric scooter rental company called Bird Rides Inc. was amassing .....»»
Term Sheet — Friday, June 29
On deals and dealmakers. FLYGood morning, Term Sheet readers. Electric scooter startup Bird offici.....»»
A Venture Capitalist Explains Why Investing In Scooter Startup Bird Was a Good Decision
He participated in Bird's $300 million round. Electric scooter startup Bird officially raised a total of $300 mill.....»»
Chicago startup thinks it can fix the problem cities have with electric scooter "wheelmageddon"
Dockless electric scooters are one of the hottest industries in tech today. One such company, Bird, has raised more than $400 million and is valued at $2 billion—even though it was founded just last year. Lime, a competitor, has also raised over $40.....»»
Electric scooter company Bird now valued at $2 billion
Scooter rental startup Bird Rides is now valued at $2 billion after a recent $300 million funding round, according to a source close to the matter......»»
Why Uber"s Partnership with Lime Matters
Uber and San Francisco-based electric scooter startup Lime announced a new strategic partnership on Monday that will also include a "sizable .....»»
Bird, Lime pull scooters from Santa Monica for a day after losing out to Uber, Lyft
Santa Monicans who planned to ride a Bird or Lime scooter on Tuesday will be out of luck. The shared electric vehicle companies have declared “A Day Without a Scooter†to rally public support for their brands. Bird and Lime scooters will be un.....»»