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Bending Spoons IPO Closes 42.8% Above $29 Price — AOL and Vimeo Owner Raises $1.68B at $25B Nasdaq Valuation

Bending Spoons, the Italian software acquirer behind AOL, Vimeo, Evernote, and Eventbrite, closed its first Nasdaq session at $41.42, up 42.8% from its $29 IPO price after raising $1.68 billion — above the $26 to $28 marketed range. The Milan-based company carries roughly $4.4 billion in debt but reported Q1 2026 revenue of $601.3 million, up 132% year-over-year, with 90% of software changes now AI-generated. IPO officially closes today under ticker BSP.