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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Callum Jones

Bird electric scooter company caps turbulent year by filing for bankruptcy

A Bird electric scooter awaits a customer in  Washington DC in happier times.
A Bird electric scooter awaits a customer in Washington DC in happier times. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

The US electric scooter company Bird, once the fastest startup to clinch a “unicorn” valuation of more than $1bn, has filed for bankruptcy.

Bird, which helped introduce scooter and bike rentals in cities across the world, went public just two years ago via a deal which valued it at about $2.3bn.

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