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December 16, 2020

MessageBird acquires Pusher in $35m deal

The platform wants to create a "messaging-first world" and sees the deal as part of that


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Robert Vis, Messagebird

Cloud communications platform MessageBird has acquired real time notifications company Pusher, in a move to broaden the communications channels it can offer to customers and continue its path to IPO.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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