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MessageBird

MessageBird is an Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform (CPaaS) that provides APIs for SMS, voice, chat, and email, enabling businesses to communicate with customers across any channel from a single platform. The company rebranded parts of its offering under Bird and has served over 25,000 enterprise clients including Uber, SAP, and HelloFresh.

MessageBird competes with Twilio and has raised over $1 billion in funding, making it one of the Netherlands' most valuable tech companies.

NetherlandsAmsterdamLate StageCommunicationsSaaSEnterprise Software

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