BirdyChat Press Kit

About us

Short version

BirdyChat is the modern chat app for professionals. It lets you start a chat with anyone using their work email, creating a focused space to share ideas, collaborate, and grow your network. Built in Europe by founders Rolands Mesters (ex-GoCardless) and Martins Spilners (ex-saas.group).

Long version

BirdyChat is the modern chat app for professionals. It lets you start a chat with anyone using their work email, creating a focused space to share ideas, collaborate, and grow your network. Designed for work but built with the simplicity of a personal messenger, BirdyChat makes professional conversations feel effortless.

BirdyChat offers a better way to connect with others outside your organization, manage projects, or build professional communities.

Available on iOS, with Android coming early 2026. Built in Europe by founders Rolands Mesters (ex-GoCardless) and Martins Spilners (ex-saas.group).

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Founders

Rolands Mesters (CEO & cofounder)

Rolands Mesters is the CEO and cofounder of BirdyChat, the modern chat app for professionals. Before launching BirdyChat, he cofounded a fintech startup that was acquired by GoCardless in 2022. Based in Riga, Latvia, Rolands is an active contributor to the local startup community.

Mārtiņš Spilners (CTO & cofounder)

Mārtiņš Spilners is the CTO and cofounder of BirdyChat, a new chat app built for professional conversations. Before launching BirdyChat, he was an engineer at FullContact and saas.group. Based in Riga, Latvia, Mārtiņš is an active contributor to the local developer community.