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Footwear retailer Allbirds raises $50 million to transform into an AI computing company
CoinWorld News reports that Allbirds, a footwear retailer, announced it will sell its athletic shoe business and pivot to an AI computing infrastructure company called “NewBird AI.” Driven by this news, the company’s share price surged by approximately 300% at one point. According to the announcement, Allbirds has agreed to sell its footwear brand to American Exchange Group and will use a $50 million convertible bond financing to develop GPU computing power and AI infrastructure. The size of this financing is about twice the company’s market capitalization of $22 million before the announcement. This move reflects the market’s strong demand for AI computing resources and the current situation of tight supply. After Bitcoin mining companies shifted to high-performance computing (HPC), small-cap companies have also begun to try to enter the AI infrastructure sector. However, the convertible bond financing may in the future convert into equity, which could put dilution pressure on existing shareholders.