Allbirds (BIRD)
Planned GPU-compute lessor and future AI cloud provider.
Watching Smartbird; Shares See Volume To The Upside, Live On CNBC, The Exchange Hosts Segment Titled "The AI Pivot: Smartbird (Formerly Allbirds)" From Shoes To AI Infrastructure, Allbirds Sold Footwear Assets & IP For $39M In March 2026, Expanded Convertible Financing To $100M To Fund GPUs & Hardware
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Letter to Shareholders from Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smartbird, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIRD), an AI infrastructure provider, has issued the following letter from Nadia Carlsten, CEO: A New Beginning Smartbird has a rare opportunity to build a new company at the start of a major infrastructure transition.
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Allbirds stock jumps 45% as company rebrands to Smartbird
Allbirds completed its transformation from a footwear company into an artificial intelligence infrastructure provider on Wednesday, changing its name to Smartbird and appointing former Amazon executive Nadia Carlsten as chief executive officer. The announcement sent shares of the company, which continues to trade under the ticker BIRD, sharply higher.
Allbirds Changes Name To Smartbird—Stock Skyrockets Again After AI Pivot
Allbirds began as a footwear manufacturer whose wool sneakers surged in popularity with San Francisco's tech workers and executives a decade ago. The company was valued at $4 billion after an IPO in November 2021, but sales began falling during the pandemic.
Allbirds continues AI pivot with name change and CEO hire, sending stock soaring
Allbirds on Wednesday rebranded to Smartbird and announced Nadia Carlsten as its new CEO. In April, the company changed its name to NewBird AI and shifted from making shoes to Ai compute infrastructure.
Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO
Allbirds changed its name to Smartbird on Wednesday and appointed former Amazon Web Services executive Nadia Carlsten as president and CEO, cementing the former footwear maker's pivot to an AI infrastructure firm.
Allbirds Names New CEO and Changes Name Again
Allbirds is changing its name to Smartbird and pivoting to an AI business, appointing Nadia Carlsten as its new chief executive.
Smartbird Appoints New CEO to Advance AI Infrastructure Strategy
Nadia Carlsten, AI and advanced computing industry leader, appointed president, CEO and board member Independent Director Lily Yan Hughes appointed as board chair Allbirds, Inc. name changed to Smartbird, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smartbird, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIRD), an AI infrastructure provider, today announced the appointment of Nadia Carlsten as president and chief executive officer. Carlsten has also joined Smartbird's board of directors.
Allbirds is now Smartbirds, and its AI-focused CEO says people won't even remember the shoes'
Allbirds has been rebranded as Smartbird. Instead of selling shoes, it's an AI infrastructure provider.
Allbirds Announces Record Date for the Asset Sale Dividend
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allbirds, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIRD) previously announced that the Company intends to make a distribution, in the form of a special dividend, to stockholders of record of a portion of the proceeds from the previously disclosed Asset Sale (such special dividend, the “Asset Sale Dividend”). The Company announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company has established June 25, 2026, as the record date for the stockholders of the Company entitled to receive the Asset Sale Dividend, with the payment of the Asset Sale Dividend to occur within 60 days of such record date.
Allbirds Is Now an AI Company, and That Should Strike Fear Into Anyone Investing in Its Competition
Investors' response to the former shoe company's pivot may say something important about the outlook for neocloud companies.
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Allbirds Exits Shoes, Pivots to AI With NewBird Rebrand
Once a trendy shoe brand among tech-oriented consumers, Allbirds NASDAQ: BIRD is undertaking a huge shift in its business model. The company has sold its shoe product portfolio and is now moving into the market's most discussed area: artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
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Allbirds stock initially rose 500% on news of its pivot into AI. The company's stock has lost nearly 98% of its value since its IPO in late 2021.
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