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Allbirds, the San Francisco-based wool sneaker brand once valued at more than $4 billion, announced plans to pivot to AI compute infrastructure, with the renamed entity expected to be called NewBird AI.

Allbirds, the San Francisco-based wool sneaker brand once valued at more than $4 billion, announced plans to pivot to AI compute infrastructure, with the renamed entity expected to be called NewBird AI.

The company agreed last month to sell its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group for $39 million, with the buyer expected to continue selling products under the Allbirds name.

The company agreed last month to sell its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group for $39 million, with the buyer expected to continue selling products under the Allbirds name.

To fund the AI pivot, Allbirds secured a $50 million convertible financing facility from an undisclosed institutional investor, with the deal expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.

To fund the AI pivot, Allbirds secured a $50 million convertible financing facility from an undisclosed institutional investor, with the deal expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.

NewBird AI plans to acquire high-performance GPU assets and lease them to customers under long-term arrangements, targeting demand that spot markets and major cloud providers cannot reliably meet.

NewBird AI plans to acquire high-performance GPU assets and lease them to customers under long-term arrangements, targeting demand that spot markets and major cloud providers cannot reliably meet.

Allbirds shares surged more than 300% following the announcement, though the company's market cap remained around $20 million in early trading. Both the asset sale and financing facility require stockholder approval at a special meeting set for May 18, 2026.

Allbirds shares surged more than 300% following the announcement, though the company's market cap remained around $20 million in early trading. Both the asset sale and financing facility require stockholder approval at a special meeting set for May 18, 2026.

Allbirds' advisors determined that winding down the company would have returned shareholders as little as two cents per share. The pivot draws comparisons to the 2017 Long Island Iced Tea rebranding to blockchain, a move that ended in the stock being delisted from Nasdaq.

Allbirds' advisors determined that winding down the company would have returned shareholders as little as two cents per share. The pivot draws comparisons to the 2017 Long Island Iced Tea rebranding to blockchain, a move that ended in the stock being delisted from Nasdaq.

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The company agreed to sell its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group for $39 million, with the buyer expected to continue selling products under the Allbirds name.

The company agreed to sell its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group for $39 million, with the buyer expected to continue selling products under the Allbirds name.

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