Electric scooter startup Bird raises $300 mln, Sequoia leads round

Venice, California-based electric scooter provider Bird, which has been rumored for weeks to be raising a large round at a billion-dollar valuation, announced it has closed its Series C funding at $300 million. Sequoia Capital led the round, which included new investors Accel, B Capital, CRV, Sound Ventures, Greycroft Partners and e.ventures, as well as previous investors Craft Ventures, Index Ventures, Valor, Goldcrest, Tusk Ventures and Upfront Ventures. As part of the funding, Sequoia Partner Roelof Botha has joined the board.

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