# Bob Violier (slim)

> Bob Violier is co-founder of Bird (formerly MessageBird). Bird API + MCP on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird).

## What Bob builds

- [Bird API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bird.md), graded BB, 77.5/100, in Messaging APIs. Bird's rebuilt developer API sends SMS and WhatsApp (plus email and voice) from one account, with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, generated SDKs, a CLI and a hosted OAuth MCP server at mcp.bird.com. Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird), researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Joey van Ommen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/joey-van-ommen/), Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird)
- [Robert Vis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robert-vis/), Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird)

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)

## Questions

### Who is Bob Violier?

Bob Violier is co-founder of Bird (formerly MessageBird).

### What does Bird (formerly MessageBird) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Bird API + MCP from Bird (formerly MessageBird).

### Who has invested in Bird (formerly MessageBird)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator.

### How are Bob's tools graded?

Bird API + MCP is graded BB, 77.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://bird.com/company/team
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/bird
- https://bird.com/
- https://bird.com/help

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.