MessageBird Layoffs
Industry Other · Location Amsterdam · Netherlands · Subscribe (RSS)
MessageBird has 4 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between November 29, 2022 and May 11, 2026. A total of about 210 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
MessageBird disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Amsterdam operations in May 11, 2026.
Source: linkedin.com
Bird, the Amsterdam-founded cloud communications company formerly known as MessageBird, cut 120 employees on February 10, 2025, roughly one-third of its staff. CEO Robert Vis framed the reductions as a "strategic realignment" rather than a cost-cutting exercise, attributing the changes to AI adoption enabling greater efficiency across the business. Most affected roles were based in Europe; the company said it was repositioning teams to better serve customers in the Americas and Asia, a shift Vis described as returning to "the agile, focused model that drove our early success." Impacted employees were offered comprehensive transition support, though specific severance terms were not disclosed. The cuts follow a separate 90-person reduction roughly a year earlier. Bird, last valued at $3 billion in 2020, counts Meta, PayPal, and Uber among its customers.
Reason: AI-driven efficiency and geographic realignment
Source: techcrunch.com
MessageBird disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Amsterdam operations in March 5, 2024. Approximately 90 roles were eliminated.
Source: amsterdamai.com
MessageBird disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its Amsterdam operations in November 29, 2022.
Source: tech.eu
Data for MessageBird is compiled from public WARN Act filings and reporting linked above. See our methodology.