Building the modern
email sending platform

The web has come a long way in the last ten years, but why is email stuck in the past?
It doesn't have to be that way. We want to change that. We want to reimagine email.

Building the
modern email sending platform

The web has come a long way in the last ten years, but why is email stuck in the past?
It doesn't have to be that way. We want to change that. We want to reimagine email.

Our story

Resend started with an open source project in 2022. We were frustrated by how difficult it was to build modern email templates that worked well across all email clients.

As we started to dig deeper, it became clear that this was just the tip of the iceberg. We realized that sending emails that reach the inbox (not the spam folder) was the biggest pain point, so we started to explore something new.

In 2023, we launched an entire email sending platform and joined Y Combinator's winter batch. We're creating something special here, and we're excited to build it with you.

The team behind it

A fully remote team on a mission to build
the best communication platform for developers.

A picture of the Resend founding team, 3 people smiling in a coworking space

Founding team meeting for the first time in-person during a trip to Portugal

What we believe

Principles that dictate how we think, behave, and make decisions.

Dec 6th, 2022

Zeno Rocha

<[email protected]>

Do work that inspires others

You can't inspire people by doing an “okay” job. To inspire, you need to do phenomenal work. Quality is not a plus; it's a must-have. We know nothing will ever be perfect, but that doesn't stop us from pushing the limits. We don't want to just meet the bar of our peers. We want to raise the bar. The sum of all the small details is what makes something special.

Jan 2nd, 2023

Jonni Lundy

<[email protected]>

No ego

Helping others is part of the job. It's okay to admit you don't know something and ask for help - it's a sign of strength, not weakness. We work together as an async team and assume positive intent. We communicate in a kind, direct, and transparent way.

Dec 6th, 2022

Bu Kinoshita

<[email protected]>

Keep shipping

Speed is key. We prioritize ruthlessly, have a strong sense of urgency, and make decisions fast. We constantly review the scope of a project and work toward a v0, not a v1. We ship early, and we ship often.

May 15th, 2023

Zeh Fernandes

<[email protected]>

Default to action

Regardless of what you do, we are all makers, and makers don't wait. When we see a problem, we don't expect someone to fix it or tell us what to do. Instead, we take initiative, find creative ways around it, and send a pull request to solve it. Remember - no problem is too small.