Bending Spoons is an Italian technology company that acquires digital products and businesses with established product-market fit and operates them for long-term value creation. It listed on Nasdaq in July 2026 under the ticker BSP. Its portfolio includes AOL, Vimeo, Evernote, WeTransfer, Eventbrite, Brightcove, Meetup, Komoot, Remini, StreamYard and Harvest, serving more than 500 million monthly active users and over 9 million monthly paying customers as of March 2026. In August 2026 it agreed to acquire Airtable.
Bending Spoons is publicly traded
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under its listed ticker.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2013
Employees
1,001–5,000
Total Funding
$5.2B
7 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$11B
Oct 30, 2025
Agreed to acquire Airtable for $1.28B cash, its first acquisition since going public.
Continues post-IPO roll-up strategy; signals ongoing acquisition appetite funded by IPO proceeds.
Went public on Nasdaq (ticker BSP) July 1, 2026; market cap topped $25B, double its $11B private valuation.
Ends private/secondary trading window; stock now publicly listed and quoted on Nasdaq.
Raised $710M equity at $11B pre-money, led by T. Rowe Price.
Major up round establishes premium anchor pre-IPO.
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $5.2B across 7 rounds
Last updated 08-11-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Term Loan Facility (SACE-backed) | $582M | — | HSBC Continental Europe |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Late Stage Press release | $710M | $11B | T. Rowe Price Investment Management |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Conventional Debt Press release | $2.8B | $31.5B | JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB +1 more |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series D
$1B
Sep 2022
Bending Spoons today
$11B
Oct 2025 · latest mark
Bending Spoons multiple
11.0x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Luca Ferrari
Co-Founder & CEO
Francesco Patarnello
Co-Founder
Luca Querella
Co-Founder
Matteo Danieli
Co-Founder
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Bending Spoons completed its initial public offering on 1 July 2026, listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker BSP. The offering priced at $29.00 per ordinary share, above the $26-$28 marketed range, raising roughly $1.68 billion across 57,971,015 shares (34,398,640 sold by the company for about $933 million net, 23,572,375 by selling shareholders) at an offer-price valuation of approximately $18.4 billion. Shares closed their first day at $40.50, up 39.7%, valuing the company around $25-26 billion.
Bending Spoons shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker to place an order.
Bending Spoons had a valuation of approximately $11B at the time of its public offering. Current market capitalization fluctuates with the share price.
Bending Spoons raised $5.2B across 7 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Bending Spoons was co-founded by Luca Ferrari, Francesco Patarnello, Luca Querella, and 1 others in 2013.
Bending Spoons is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
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