Bending Spoons Files for $20B Nasdaq IPO After Acquiring 50-Plus Digital Products

Tech IPO Milan‑based Bending Spoons filed for a Nasdaq IPO targeting a $20 billion valuation after acquiring more than 50 digital products including Evernote, Vimeo, and AOL. The company reported $601 million in Q1 2026 revenue with 500 million monthly active users and 9 million paying subscribers. The ‘Matrix’ Startup That Bought the Internet Files to Go Public Bending Spoons, the Milan‑based tech company that has quietly acquired more than 50 digital products — including AOL, Vimeo, Evernote, WeTransfer, Meetup, and Eventbrite — filed for an IPO on the Nasdaq on Monday, targeting a valuation of at least $20 billion, according to Reuters. The company, named after the mind‑bending spoon scene in The Matrix, has built one of the most unusual tech empires of the last decade: it buys struggling digital brands, cuts staff, optimizes operations, and turns them profitable. “We see a vast opportunity ahead. We’ve identified more than 1,000 digital businesses — both private and public — that could be attractive acquisition targets in the future,” CEO Luca Ferrari wrote in a letter attached to the IPO prospectus, as reported by Reuters. The Numbers: $601M in Quarterly Revenue, 500M Users Bending Spoons reported net income of $27.5 million
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