Cloud communications startup MessageBird just raised $200 million at a $3 billion valuation to expand internationally — and be ready to buy up struggling companies

MessageBird — which has customers like Facebook, Uber, and SAP — plans to double-down on expansion in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
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MessageBird rebrands as Bird, and slashes prices by 90% on SMS to take on Twilio

Robert Vis (MessageBird) at TechCrunch Disrupt with Mike Butcher (TechCrunch) No, don’t think Bird Scooters. Think Bird, formerly MessageBird. For the Amsterdam-based unicorn is now re-branding as ...
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MessageBird Acquires US-based SparkPost for $600m, Extends Series C and Raises $1B to Become World's Largest Omnichannel Provider

Deal sees some of America’s biggest brands join MessageBird’s customer portfolio, including Disney, Zillow, PayPal, The New York Times, Adobe, LinkedIn, Pinterest, JP Morgan and others Combined ...
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Twilio’s Dutch Rival MessageBird Plans an IPO in ‘Gold Rush’

(Bloomberg) -- Disgruntled customers don’t sit on hold anymore. They text and Zoom and Whatsapp and web chat and email, and they don’t want to wait 72 hours for a response. For MessageBird, the Dutch ...
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MessageBird acquires Pusher to bring more real-time communication APIs to businesses

Cloud communications company MessageBird has acquired Pusher in a deal worth $35 million. Pusher enables developers to integrate real-time functionalities into their software, including push ...