Obelysk, Relay Ventures back launch of e-scooter provider Bird Canada

Bird Canada, a licensed affiliate of U.S. electric scooter provider Bird, has launched to bring the micro-mobility solution to Canadians. Bird Canada is backed by undisclosed financing from Obelysk, the investment arm of Canadian entrepreneur John Bitove, Canadian mobile venture capital firm Relay Ventures, and Alate Partners, a Toronto-based property technology platform. Stewart Lyons, a SiriusXM Canada co-founder, will serve as CEO. Bird Canada will begin operations in Alberta in July and eventually grow its fleet of electric scooters and other commuter solutions across Canada. Santa Monica, California-based Bird last year raised a US$300 million Series C financing led by Sequoia Capital.