Covid-19: Coronavirus prompts layoffs at eScooter startup Bird

Bird has already paused shared scooter operations in many markets around the world and drastically cut spending, and is now ‘saying goodbye’ to 30% of its workforce, VanderZanden said. — Los Angeles Times/TNS

SAN FRANCISCO: Electric-scooter startup Bird on March 27 said it is laying off nearly a third of its workforce to survive damage done to its service by the coronavirus pandemic.

Bird has already paused shared scooter operations in many markets around the world and drastically cut spending, and is now “saying goodbye” to 30% of its workforce, founder and chief executive Travis VanderZanden said in a memo to employees at the Southern California-based company.