Bending Spoons Raises $340 Million in Financing as Global Demand for Mobile … – Business Wire

MILAN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bending Spoons, the Italy-based technology powerhouse unlocking the creative potential of over 90 million content creators worldwide, today announced it has raised $340 million in financing from global investors. Backers include Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Holdings, Creator Partners, and other leading names in technology, business, media, entertainment, and sport, as well as marquee Italian institutions, such as Banco BPM and Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s leading banking group. “Our mission at Bending Spoons is to make an enduring positive impact on our customers, on our teammates, and on society at large. And building tools to help creators develop wonderful content that reaches billions of people each month is an important step in this direction.” — Luca Ferrari, CEO and co-founder of Bending Spoons Bending Spoons delivers pro-grade creative capabilities through apps that are incredibly intuitive and easy to use. “I’m excited about what Bending Spoons is building in the creator economy. Their apps enable anyone to become a creative genius with minimum effort. In fact, their products terrify me so much, I had to invest.” — Ryan Reynolds, co-founder of Maximum Effort and certified creative genius The company’s ability to deliver powerful tools that meet the fast-evolving needs of content creators…
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