MessageBird raises $60M Series A
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MessageBird raises $60M Series A
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Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#2Actual title is: "MessageBird raises $60m Series A funding"
I've never heard of this company but looks like the same space as Twilio. Given how entrenched something like this could be in the API stack of an application, I can see the value in having a large war chest to drive development and adoption. Kudos!
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#3Cool stuff, and as a Dutch chauvinist I like that a fellow Dutch startup does well.
That said, I've looked at MessageBird a bunch of times but I still don't get it. What makes them different from all the other SMS gateways out there? It's the same product everywhere: you invoke some REST API, an SMS is sent to a number and you get billed.
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#4How does this compare with Twilio on cost and deliverability?
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#5How does this compare with Twilio on cost and deliverability?
Beating Twilio on either point is setting a rather low bar for comparison. Neither are Twilio’s strong suit, imho. Not saying Twilio is bad, but they are certainly not cheap or rock solid reliable.
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#6Cool stuff, and as a Dutch chauvinist I like that a fellow Dutch startup does well. That said, I've looked at MessageBird a bunch of times but I still don't get it. What makes them different from all the other SMS gateways out there? It's the same product everywhere: you invoke some REST API, an SMS is sent to a number and you get billed.
Good question. However, I'm rooting for them "We founded MessageBird in 2011 after experiencing firsthand how poor the quality of service of most communication providers was at the time".
It's 2017 and the incumbent (Twilio) can't explain why I get delays in inbound SMSs.
They blame it all the time on carriers, but if they can work directly with carriers to improve QOS while having Twilio-like ease of use they might have a winner.
There are other providers that promise better QOS than Twilio, but they're very enterprisey (meaning long sales cycle, no ease of testing, etc).
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#7Actual title is: "MessageBird raises $60m Series A funding" I've never heard of this company but looks like the same space as Twilio. Given how entrenched something like this could be in the API stack of an application, I can see the value in having a large war chest to drive development and adoption. Kudos!
Be interesting to see where the tipping point for adoption would be for companies (guessing if you're using plain SMS, the switching cost from Twilio or Textburst etc... wouldn't be great). At what point does the cost become painful for a small biz doing SMS, and if you can create a plan to grab those before the next growth phase, could be a good strategy.
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#8Actual title is: "MessageBird raises $60m Series A funding" I've never heard of this company but looks like the same space as Twilio. Given how entrenched something like this could be in the API stack of an application, I can see the value in having a large war chest to drive development and adoption. Kudos!
Will be interesting to see if the mods change the title to what it actually is, as that seems to be the rule more often than not.
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#9Actual title is: "MessageBird raises $60m Series A funding" I've never heard of this company but looks like the same space as Twilio. Given how entrenched something like this could be in the API stack of an application, I can see the value in having a large war chest to drive development and adoption. Kudos!
Changed, thanks.
Re: MessageBird raises $60M Series A
#10How does this compare with Twilio on cost and deliverability?
Beating Twilio on either point is setting a rather low bar for comparison. Neither are Twilio’s strong suit, imho. Not saying Twilio is bad, but they are certainly not cheap or rock solid reliable.
Who would you recommend over them?