Bird just hit a $2.5 billion valuation. CEO Travis VanderZanden dives into the road to profitability pic.twitter.com/PjGMN95lUi

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) October 3, 2019

Bird raises $275M at a $2.5B valuation https://t.co/FxwtIYuhta

— Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) October 3, 2019

Consistently impressed with @travisv & team’s balance of hyper growth + operational finesse - excited for the journey ahead https://t.co/uDl2lYLTRX

— Miles Clements (@Mkclements) October 3, 2019

Bird's new scooters have positive unit economics. At #TCDisrupt2019, it just announced its huge fundraise to fight Uber https://t.co/eQsXOUthsK

— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) October 3, 2019

Onwards Bird team. Still early days in what we'll look back at as one of the largest new markets to emerge in the last few decades. https://t.co/yML8dgss6m

— Damir (@damirbecirovic) October 3, 2019

Caisse is, as promised, quickly deploying that $2 billion earmarked for tech. ⚜️??https://t.co/BoKrHEFsIb

— Craig Hunter (@craighunter_) October 3, 2019

1/ We can announce officially today that @BirdRide has raised $275 million. Upfront wrote a large check into this. As the article validates - it was all about "unit economics," which have performed very well.https://t.co/OOo4vweXkt

— Mark Suster (@msuster) October 3, 2019

Here's another unicorn that will never be profitable, forget seasonality, economic of the micromobility market is worse than rideshare since they own the underlying asset. Change the name to WeBirdshithttps://t.co/3fC52CtINp

— Sergio A. (@sergioaved) October 3, 2019

Bird raises new funding at a $2.5 billion valuation (thanks to longer-lasting scooters ? ?)

VCs aren’t done pumping money into e-scooter rental companies (like WeWork)?https://t.co/aZeQdac74p #valuation #ipo #VentureCapital #PrivateEquity @ennovance @ilpaorg @VentureBeat https://t.co/gfUEH3Rnl5 pic.twitter.com/8T0bA8flvV

— Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) October 3, 2019

Bird raises new funding at a $2.5 billion valuation, thanks to longer-lasting scooters https://t.co/DUOa6FLq1J pic.twitter.com/zIsfrz4xJa

— The Verge (@verge) October 3, 2019

Bird raises new funding at a $2.5 billion valuation, thanks to longer-lasting scooters https://t.co/w2bReGTxEG pic.twitter.com/VwBWtNmx1k

— Verge Transportation (@vergecars) October 3, 2019

Bird raises $275 million at a $2.5 billion valuation https://t.co/LKUkcpg3lO by @Kyle_L_Wiggers

— Pando Group (@ThePandoGroup) October 3, 2019

Bird raises $275 million at a $2.5 billion valuation https://t.co/Wjmver7al1 pic.twitter.com/qH3RL5Cyyb

— Ace Computer (@Acecomputer5) October 3, 2019

E-scooter company Bird raises $275 million Series D https://t.co/DJClTpT082

— Raymond Durk (@RaymondDurk) October 3, 2019

E-scooter company Bird raises $275 million https://t.co/2vZtknJoTC

— Dan Primack (@danprimack) October 3, 2019