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MessageBird is a company providing a cloud communications platform that offers a suite of cloud communications APIs. It enables developers and enterprises to communicate with customers by means of bulk SMS, two-way SMS, and voice and chat messages through multiple channels.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2011 | |
| HQ | Amsterdam, NL | Map |
| Website | messagebird.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- With $800M in fresh funding, MessageBird acquires rival startup SparkPost
- MessageBird acquires SparkPost for $600M using $800M Series C extension
- Amsterdam’s Messagebird extends Series C round, raises $1 billion, snaps up US-based SparkPost for $600 million
- MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Apr 2021) | 358 | (+2%) |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
Key People/Management at MessageBird
Robert Vis
Founder & CEO
Mayke Nagtegaal
COO
René Feiner
Co-Founder & Director of Engineering
Richard Dodds
VP, Asia Pacific
Monne Sombroek
Sales Director
Joey van Ommen
Vice President of Product
MessageBird Office Locations
MessageBird has offices in Amsterdam, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai and in 5 other locations
Amsterdam, NL (HQ)
Trompenburgstraat 2c
Sydney, AU
Level 5/11 York St
Shanghai, CN
tower 2, 8 Century Ave, Lu Jia Zui, Pudong Xinqu
Bogotá, CO
Cra. 11 ### 79-66
Hamburg, DE
Neuer Wall 63 2nd Floor
Dublin, IE
C, Ardilaun Court, 112-114 St Stephen's Green
MessageBird Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2011 |
MessageBird total Funding | $1.1 b |
MessageBird latest funding size | $800 m |
Time since last funding | 9 days ago |
MessageBird investors | Y Combinator, Accel Partners, BlackRock, Spark Capital, Atomico, Mousse Partners, Eurazeo, Tiger Global, Accel, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, LGT Lightstone, New View Capital, Bonnier, Longbow, Owl Rock |
MessageBird's latest funding round in April 2021 was reported to be $800 m. In total, MessageBird has raised $1.1 b. MessageBird's latest valuation is reported to be $3 b.
MessageBird Revenue
Market valuation | 3.0b |
- Source: TechCrunch - October 2020
MessageBird Operating Metrics
MessageBird's Customers was reported to be 15 k in Oct, 2017.
| Oct, 2017 | |
|---|---|
Customers | 15 k |
MessageBird Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Pusher | December 16, 2020 | €28.6 m |
MessageBird Cybersecurity Score
MessageBird Online and Social Media Presence
3.12k Twitter followers
MessageBird has 3.12k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.4% month over month and increased 1.2% quarter over quarter
MessageBird's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @messagebird
1.7k
Tweets
265
Following
3.1k
Followers
9
Tweets last 30 days
3.2
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
MessageBird News and Updates
April 28, 2021
With $800M in fresh funding, MessageBird acquires rival startup SparkPost
MessageBird B.V., a Dutch startup with a so-called omnichannel communications platform for managing customer interactions, has raised $800 million in funding to acquire SparkPost Inc., a U.S.-based rival. The startup is paying $600 million for SparkPost. Both the acquisition and the funding, which …
April 28, 2021
MessageBird acquires SparkPost for $600M using $800M Series C extension
MessageBird, a communications platform out of the Netherlands, had a busy day today with two huge announcements. For starters, the company got an $800 million extension on its $200 million Series C round announced last October. It then applied $600 million of the extension to buy email marketing pla…
April 28, 2021
Amsterdam’s Messagebird extends Series C round, raises $1 billion, snaps up US-based SparkPost for $600 million
It’s been a few red-hot weeks over at the Messagebird HQ. Just last month the company announced the acquisitions of video platform 24sessions and customer data platform hull.io. These purchased came on the heels of a $200 million Series C funding round, and through an extension of this round, the om…
March 30, 2021
MessageBird acquires 24sessions to bring video to its ‘omnichannel’ platform
MessageBird, the omnichannel cloud communications platform recently valued at $3 billion, is continuing to ramp up its M&A activity. Following last year’s acquisition of Pusher, a company that provides real-time web technologies, it is announcing that it has acquired “video-first” customer engag…
March 30, 2021
Amsterdam-based cloud comms platform MessageBird feeds on 24sessions and Atlanta-based Hull.io
Inching their way towards an IPO, Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform MessageBird has acquired video platform 24sessions and Atlanta-based customer data platform hull.io. No financial details were disclosed. Through the acquisition of 24sessions, MessageBird adds compliant and encrypted vi…
December 18, 2020
Tech.eu Podcast #200: Our voicemail experiment, Bolt raises €150M, new Dott e-bikes, MessageBird acquires Pusher, and much more
This week, we talk about what’s going on in European tech, including some of the biggest funding rounds of the week, M&A deals, tech policy, and more. Today's show also features the voices of our listeners who sent us recorded messages this week — do check this out!
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MessageBird Blogs
December 12, 2019
Omnichannel Strategies for Marketing Professionals
Earlier this week, Tripolis connected with MessageBird Marketing Director, Michael Bevan, to learn more about omnichannel strategies for marketing professionals. Read on for the interview.Can you tell us about what MessageBird does?MessageBird is a cloud communications platform — also known as a Com…
December 06, 2019
PSD2 is Approaching… Have You Started Testing SCA Compliance?
Financial institutions across the European Economic Area (EEA) are getting ready for PSD2 to come into full effect. Read more to see how your company can prepare itself.What is PSD2?The second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) was introduced on 8 October 2015 as a revision to the original Payment Se…
November 28, 2019
How Musicians are using virtual numbers for marketing
How musicians are using virtual numbers for marketingAnd why your business can benefit from this type of promotion as well.Creativity needs focusMusicians have a strange way of working. I can attest to this, as a musician myself. And, while communication technology might not be top of mind for us, i…
November 21, 2019
Hey, Where’s My Order?
Today, we’re going to talk about the importance of transparency in delivery and logistics.Businesses might fall under the mistaken assumption that once their customer has completed an order, the job is pretty much done. However, once a customer has engaged with an ad and bought a product, getting th…
November 07, 2019
Making ticket resales fair, secure, and reliable with MessageBird SMS and Programmable Email
Making ticket resales fair, secure, and reliable with MessageBird
The safest way to buy and sell e-ticketsTicketSwap is a platform that provides a convenient and fair place to buy and sell e-tickets for concerts, festivals, sports events, theatre, and the like. The company keeps transactions legitim…
October 31, 2019
Bringing farming into the 21st century with MessageBird
IDA, developed by Connecterra, is the world’s first dairy farmers’ assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI) — enabling dairy farmers around the world to monitor the health and activity of their herds remotely, in real-time.IDA works with an app that shows farmers relevant insights on the fe…
MessageBird Frequently Asked Questions
When was MessageBird founded?
MessageBird was founded in 2011.
Who are MessageBird key executives?
MessageBird's key executives are Robert Vis, Mayke Nagtegaal and René Feiner.
How many employees does MessageBird have?
MessageBird has 358 employees.
Who are MessageBird competitors?
Competitors of MessageBird include Clickatell, SendBird and Twilio.
Where is MessageBird headquarters?
MessageBird headquarters is located at Trompenburgstraat 2c, Amsterdam.
Where are MessageBird offices?
MessageBird has offices in Amsterdam, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai and in 5 other locations.
How many offices does MessageBird have?
MessageBird has 9 offices.
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