Bird, which builds communications infrastructure for businesses and artificial‑intelligence agents, said the financing package consists of a $400 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility. The debt was led by J.P. Morgan with participation from Capital One, Citi and other lenders.
Founder and CEO Robert Vis explained that the capital will provide liquidity to shareholders—including current and former employee owners—while allowing the company to stay private and independent.
In the same blog post, Bird introduced Agentic Harness, a feature that lets AI agents act on behalf of people or businesses to send WhatsApp messages, place phone calls, manage email and obtain dedicated eSIM phone plans through Bird’s network.
Vis said AI‑driven automation has already lowered costs and fueled growth at Bird, giving him confidence to expand the platform further across the United States and serve more customers as the “agent economy” matures.
Shikha Goyal‑Allain, managing director and marketing executive for the innovation economy at J.P. Morgan, noted that the bank is seeing rapid growth in agentic AI and that the financing reflects its confidence in Bird’s scale, lean operating model and sustained profitability.