Bird is Laying Off Almost a Quarter of its Workforce

Bird, an electric scooter rental startup, has joined the growing list of tech companies laying off workers as the economy contracts. Layoffs.fyi, a Twitter account that tracks job cuts in tech companies, first reported the layoffs. Bird confirmed to TechCrunch that it was laying off 23 percent of its workforce Bird later confirmed the layoffs.

Bird told TechCrunch that it has about 600 employees, which means that nearly 140 jobs are affected. A Bird spokesperson told that the layoffs affect a wide range of positions, from senior management to new hires.

The company in a statement said, "While the need for and access to micro-electric vehicle transportation has never been greater, macro economic trends impacting everyone have resulted in an acceleration of our path to profitability. In addition to eliminating all non-critical third party spend, we also unfortunately had to depart with a number of team members who passionately helped create a new industry and paved the way for more eco-friendly transportation."

Bird's spokesperson told that laid-off employees would receive at least three weeks of severance pay. Since April, a number of technology companies, including Netflix, PayPal, and Robinhood, have reduced their workforce. Large tech companies such as Meta and Microsoft have announced hiring freezes or slowdowns, and Coinbase has even rescinded some job offers.