Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons Is Going Public
The company reported $1.31 billion in 2025 revenue and 500 million monthly active users as it seeks a Nasdaq listing.
- On Monday, Italian-based Bending Spoons filed paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering, providing the first detailed look at the finances powering its acquisition-focused business model.
- Founded in 2013, the company has completed over 50 acquisitions, including Eventbrite, Vimeo, and WeTransfer, targeting underperforming apps to overhaul operations and boost profitability.
- Revenue grew 95% year over year to $1.31 billion in 2025, and the company generated $601.3 million in Q1 2026 as AI-driven efficiencies bolstered software development.
- The company plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker "BSP," utilizing a dual-class share structure that keeps voting control with co-founders including CEO Luca Ferrari.
- This debut joins a competitive 2026 IPO calendar featuring major U.S. listings like SpaceX and Anthropic, marking a critical test of whether the buy-and-rebuild strategy succeeds in public markets.
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There is no spoon—at least not on the stock market. Until now. Bending Spoons has filed for an initial public offering. The Italian company, based in Milan, is somewhat secretive, but owns several high-profile brands, including AOL, Vimeo, and Eventbrite. Bending Spoons takes its name from a scene in the 1999 film The Matrix, in which a character is asked to bend a spoon with his mind. Now, the question is whether the IPO could bend the markets …
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Italian technology company Bending Spoons has officially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange, marking a major milestone in the ... The post Bending Spoons Targets Wall Street Debut With Ambitious $20 Billion Nasdaq Listing first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Bending Spoons files for U.S. IPO after revenue doubles to $601M as acquisition strategy pays off - Tech Startups
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based software consolidator behind Evernote, Vimeo, WeTransfer, and AOL, is heading to Wall Street after growing revenue 132% and completing more than 50 acquisitions. The company has filed for a U.S. IPO that could value the serial […] The post Bending Spoons files for U.S. IPO after revenue doubles to $601M as acquisition strategy pays off first appeared on Tech Startups.
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