Coverage dated December 19, 2023 to December 20, 2023

Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

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The company was once valued at $2.5 billion.

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Engadget
Bird files for bankruptcy after going public in 2021 (opens Engadget)
Published Dec 19, 2023
Engadget's feed description
After laying off nearly a quarter of its staff last year, e-scooter company Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The Guardian
Bird electric scooter company caps turbulent year by filing for bankruptcy (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 19, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Chapter 11 protection for US firm, once the fastest ‘unicorn’ startup to be valued at $1bn, does not affect Canadian and European arms
CBS 19 Tyler
Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy (opens CBS 19 Tyler)
Published Dec 20, 2023
CBS 19 Tyler's feed description
The company was once valued at $2.5 billion.
FOX Business
Electric scooter rental company Bird files for bankruptcy (opens FOX Business)
Published Dec 19, 2023
FOX Business's feed description
E-scooter rental company Bird Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, two years after going public in a deal valued the startup at $2.3 billion.
Insider
Bird, once primed to be the Uber of electric scooters and valued at $2.5 billion, just filed for bankruptcy (opens Insider)
Published Dec 19, 2023
Insider's feed description
Bird said on Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida after several years of financial problems.
CBS News
Bird files for bankruptcy. The electric scooter maker was once valued at $2.5 billion. (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 19, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Once worth $2.5 billion, the former high-flying startup had pitched itself as a means of helping major cities go green.
Time
E-Scooters Company Bird Files for Bankruptcy Protection (opens Time)
Published Dec 20, 2023
Time's feed description
The move marks a sobering comedown for a formerly high-flying startup.
WHEC Rochester
Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances (opens WHEC Rochester)
Published Dec 20, 2023
WHEC Rochester's feed description
MIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly finances.
Latin Times
US Electric Scooter Company Bird Files For Bankruptcy (opens Latin Times)
Published Dec 20, 2023
Latin Times's feed description
US electric scooter rental company Bird announced Wednesday that it filed for bankruptcy protection as the once-hot startup reorganizes itself.
KTVZ Bend
Scooter sharing company Bird files for bankruptcy (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Dec 20, 2023
KTVZ Bend's feed description
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Bird, a company that operates scooter- and bicycle-sharing operations globally, including in Bend, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, with the aim to sell its United States operations.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Electric scooter company Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Dec 20, 2023
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
MIAMI >> Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly finances.
Jalopnik
Bird Scooters' Fall From A $2 Billion Valuation To Bankruptcy (opens Jalopnik)
Published Dec 20, 2023
Jalopnik's feed description
Bird filed for bankruptcy as the micromobility trend begins to die, and Wired has the whole story.

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