Allbirds Aktie News

When Allbirds pivoted to AI in April, it felt like a joke from Silicon Valley breaking free of the TV: The direct-to-consumer shoe purveyor whose flimsy kicks helped define what we'll loosely call Silicon Valley style had discovered a new trend to chase.

From shoes to AI 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 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 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 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 is changing its name to Smartbird and pivoting to an AI business, appointing Nadia Carlsten as its new chief executive.

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 ex...