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October 8, 2020

MessageBird raises $200m at unicorn valuation for fresh acquisition spree

The Amsterdam-based company plans acquihires and says it is still undecided about IPO plans.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

Robert Vis, Messagebird

MessageBird, the Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform, has raised a $200m Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, most of which is earmarked for a series of acquisitions. The fundraising makes MessageBird Europe’s newest unicorn with a valuation of $3bn.

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