Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten is rebuilding the former Allbirds as an AI infrastructure company
Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten used Business Insider's October 29th event in New York to explain how the former Allbirds plans to sell dedicated AI clusters as a managed service.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Business Insider
Why it matters
Carlsten's hire gives the former Allbirds an experienced AI operator, but Smartbird still has to prove that dedicated clusters can win enterprise customers against far larger infrastructure rivals.
Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten took the stage at Business Insider's The Long Play on October 29th, 2026, to explain Smartbird's pivot from footwear to AI infrastructure. "I think every company needs to reinvent itself every now and again," Carlsten told Business Insider chief correspondent Ben Bergman.…
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