Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Italian Bending Spoons Targets $19B Valuation in AOL Nasdaq IPO

7/8/2026

23 5 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

Bending Spoons plans to list AOL on the Nasdaq in an IPO that could raise up to $1.62 billion and value the company at up to $19 billion.
The Italian firm bought the remaining AOL assets this year for $1.5 billion.
AOL now generates $633 million in annual revenue.
CEO Luca Ferrari said the strategy blends private-equity tactics with Google-like approaches.
Bending Spoons has also acquired Evernote, Vimeo, WeTransfer, Brightcove and Eventbrite.

1 of 1

Story summary

Bending Spoons plans to list AOL on the Nasdaq in an IPO that could raise up to $1.62 billion and value the company at up to $19 billion.
The Italian firm bought the remaining AOL assets this year for $1.5 billion.
AOL now generates $633 million in annual revenue.
CEO Luca Ferrari said the strategy blends private-equity tactics with Google-like approaches.
Bending Spoons has also acquired Evernote, Vimeo, WeTransfer, Brightcove and Eventbrite.