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Bending Spoons Files Nasdaq IPO, Targets $20B Valuation

6/9/2026

Summary

Story summary

Bending Spoons filed a Form F-1 on 2026-06-08 to list shares on Nasdaq under ticker “BSP,” seeking a $20 billion valuation.
CEO Luca Ferrari leads the firm; co-founders Matteo Danieli, Francesco Patarnello and Luca Querella hold Class A shares.
Revenue hit $1.31 billion in 2025 and $601.3 million in Q1 2026, yielding $27.5 million profit after a $112.2 million loss.
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company will head a syndicate that could raise up to $1.5 billion.

History

Historical Context

Spotify, founded in Sweden in 2006, chose a direct public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on 3 April 2018, opening at $165.90—about 25 % above its $132 reference price—with Morgan Stanley as advisor. The successful listing demonstrated that European tech firms could access U.S. capital markets without a traditional IPO, shaping later Nasdaq ambitions of other European app developers.

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Story summary

Bending Spoons filed a Form F-1 on 2026-06-08 to list shares on Nasdaq under ticker “BSP,” seeking a $20 billion valuation.
CEO Luca Ferrari leads the firm; co-founders Matteo Danieli, Francesco Patarnello and Luca Querella hold Class A shares.
Revenue hit $1.31 billion in 2025 and $601.3 million in Q1 2026, yielding $27.5 million profit after a $112.2 million loss.
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company will head a syndicate that could raise up to $1.5 billion.

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