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Bending Spoons, owner of AOL and Eventbrite, files for IPO
Key takeaways
- IPO that could fetch around a $20 billion valuation.
- Why it matters: This would be a return to the public markets for AOL, Eventbrite, and Vimeo, all now owned by Bending Spoons.
- Zoom in: Bending Spoons was founded in 2013 with a name inspired by a scene in "The Matrix" when Keanu Reeves character learns to bend spoons with his mind.
Bending Spoons, owner of AOL and Eventbrite, files for IPO Dan Primack Mon, June 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM GMT+7 1 min read SPAX.PVT Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Bending Spoons, an Italian holding company that buys and seeks to revitalize legacy tech brands, on Monday filed for a U.S. IPO that could fetch around a $20 billion valuation.
Why it matters: This would be a return to the public markets for AOL, Eventbrite, and Vimeo, all now owned by Bending Spoons.
Zoom in: Bending Spoons was founded in 2013 with a name inspired by a scene in "The Matrix" when Keanu Reeves character learns to bend spoons with his mind.
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