Bending Spoons has acquired more than 50 businesses since 2013.

Bending Spoons, the Italian parent company behind the likes of Vimeo and Eventbrite, is seeking to raise as much as $1.62bn in an initial public offering.

According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 22 June, Bending Spoons US is issuing more than 34.3m ordinary shares, at between $26 to $28 a share. While, a number of its existing shareholders are issuing some 23.5m shares.

Reaching the highest IPO expectations would value Bending Spoons at about $17.8bn, a few billions more than its 2025 valuation of $14.5bn.

Co-founders Matteo Danieli, Luca Ferrari, Francesco Patarnello and Luca Querella are expected to exercise more than 82pc of the voting power at the company following the IPO. The Italian company will publicly trade in Nasdaq with the symbol ‘BSP’.

Founded in 2013, Bending Spoons acquires existing digital businesses to transform and reinvest to turn profits. In the 13 years since launch, the company has acquired more than 50 businesses, with total acquisition value rising annually.

In 2024, the company acquired five businesses for a total of $876m. In 2025, that rose to about $1.9bn for six businesses, and $2.1bn for just two businesses so far this year.

The company acquired Austrian pet health platform Tractive in March. Some of its other acquisitions include AOL, Evernote, Brightcove and WeTransfer.

According to the company, its platforms collectively serve more than 500m monthly active users and more than 9m monthly paying customers. Revenue grew from $387m in 2023 to $1.3bn in 2025, showing a CAGR of 84pc. It made more than $600m in Q1 2026.

Last October, Bending Spoons announced a debt financing package worth $2.8bn to finance its AOL acquisition as well as its future purchase plans. It also announced a $710m equity raise comprising of $270m in primary capital and $440m in secondary capital. In August, it raised €500m in debt.

The company has identified more than 1000 digital businesses that could be attractive acquisition targets for the future, it said in its filing with the US government, representing nearly $400bn in aggregate estimated revenue as of 2025.

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