Founder of a listed tool

Robert Vis

Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird), named behind the Bird API + MCP listing on Anchor Terminal.

Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird)

Robert Vis founded Bird as MessageBird in 2011, bootstrapped it for its first six years and leads it as CEO, steering it towards communications infrastructure for AI agents. Earlier he was CEO and co-founder of the mobile payments platform Zaypay.

What Robert builds

Bird API + MCP BB · 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 26 October 2026 · the people behind it

Works with

Bob Violier Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird)
Joey van Ommen Co-founder, Bird (formerly MessageBird)

Questions

Who is Robert Vis?

What does Bird (formerly MessageBird) make?

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

How are Robert'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.

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