#bendingspoons — Public Fediverse posts

Deleted my #komoot account today. I have not used it for some time and with #bendingspoons as the new owner... #byebye

Deleted my #komoot account today. I have not used it for some time and with #bendingspoons as the new owner... #byebye

Deleted my #komoot account today. I have not used it for some time and with #bendingspoons as the new owner... #byebye

🚀 Oh, the tech world finally meets its savior – a company named after... kitchen utensils? 🍴 Bending Spoons, the grandiose puppet master behind the powerhouse duo of AOL and Vimeo, has graced the public market, leaving us all wondering if their #IPO will be as unforgettable as their name. 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/ #technews #BendingSpoons #innovation #startup #kitchenutensils #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Oh, the tech world finally meets its savior – a company named after... kitchen utensils? 🍴 Bending Spoons, the grandiose puppet master behind the powerhouse duo of AOL and Vimeo, has graced the public market, leaving us all wondering if their #IPO will be as unforgettable as their name. 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/ #technews #BendingSpoons #innovation #startup #kitchenutensils #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Oh, the tech world finally meets its savior – a company named after... kitchen utensils? 🍴 Bending Spoons, the grandiose puppet master behind the powerhouse duo of AOL and Vimeo, has graced the public market, leaving us all wondering if their #IPO will be as unforgettable as their name. 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/ #technews #BendingSpoons #innovation #startup #kitchenutensils #HackerNews #ngated

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799966

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #AOL #Vimeo #public #technews #businessinsights

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799966

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #AOL #Vimeo #public #technews #businessinsights

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799966

#HackerNews #BendingSpoons #AOL #Vimeo #public #technews #businessinsights

Bending Spoons goes public, spotlighting its aggressive digital brand acquisition strategy

📰 Original title: What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/bending-spoons-goes-public-spotlighting-its-aggressive-digital-brand-acquisition-strategy.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#business #bendingspoons...

Bending Spoons goes public, spotlighting its aggressive digital brand acquisition strategy

📰 Original title: What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/bending-spoons-goes-public-spotlighting-its-aggressive-digital-brand-acquisition-strategy.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#business #bendingspoons...

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

Bending Spoons, the Milan-based tech conglomerate that made headlines for acquiring the likes of AOL and Vimeo, went…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #AOL #BendingSpoons #evergreens #Mergersandacquisitions
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/744982/

📊 Італійська Bending Spoons вийшла на Nasdaq з оцінкою $23 млрд, побудувавши технологічну імперію на придбанні збанкрутілих брендів. Це рідкісний приклад того, як європейська компанія з неочевидного ринку (додатки для редагування фото/відео) досягає оцінки, порівнянної з лідерами Кремнієвої долини.

Стратегія Bending Spoons нагадує підхід приватних equity фондів: купувати недооцінені або проблемні активи (як Evernote, Meetup), агресивно оптимізувати витрати і монетизувати через підписки. Для українських підприємців це сигнал — ринок злиттів і поглинань у digital-секторі не вимагає бути першопрохідцем, достатньо вміти вичавлювати вартість із вже відомих продуктів.

Вихід на Nasdaq також підтверджує: американський ринок капіталу залишається головним місцем для ліквідності європейських tech-компаній, попри геополітичну напругу.

#BendingSpoons #Nasdaq #TechM&A #PrivateEquity #EuropeanTech #Стартапи #Інвестиції

#virgroup

https://vir.group/post/116865843593480591

@evernote erhöht erneut die Preise und erschreckt einen mit einer Zwangsumstellung ... #bendingspoons #evernote

Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading

Earlier this year, shares of traditional SaaS companies tumbled amid investor fears that software built with AI could…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #BaillieGifford #BendingSpoons #IPO
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/738348/

Italian CEO Of Bending Spoons, Owner Of AOL And Evernote, Is Worth $2.4 Billion After IPO

AOL. Evernote. Vimeo. Eventbrite. All darlings of a previous era of technology, and now all owned by the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #AOL #BendingSpoons #Billionaire #Evernote #IPO #italy #venturecapital
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/737891/

AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons
#News #AOL #BendingSpoons #Digital #IPO

https://deadline.com/2026/07/aol-returns-to-wall-street-spotlight-ipo-bending-spoons-1236972765/

AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons
#News #AOL #BendingSpoons #Digital #IPO

https://deadline.com/2026/07/aol-returns-to-wall-street-spotlight-ipo-bending-spoons-1236972765/

AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons
#News #AOL #BendingSpoons #Digital #IPO

https://deadline.com/2026/07/aol-returns-to-wall-street-spotlight-ipo-bending-spoons-1236972765/

@jerzone I used to like Komoot very much, but they sold out to #bendingspoons who fired almost all employees so not using it anymore, better explaind here:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

@jerzone I used to like Komoot very much, but they sold out to #bendingspoons who fired almost all employees so not using it anymore, better explaind here:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

@jerzone I used to like Komoot very much, but they sold out to #bendingspoons who fired almost all employees so not using it anymore, better explaind here:

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

#BendingSpoons, an Italian #software company, is pricing its US #IPO at $26 to $28 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.62 billion and achieve a $19 billion valuation. The company, known for its aggressive #acquisitionstrategy, has seen rapid revenue growth and recently turned #profitable. This IPO is one of the largest by a European company this year and highlights the trend of European tech companies choosing US exchanges for their IPOs. https://thenextweb.com/news/bending-spoons-ipo-pricing-19-billion-valuation-nasdaq?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BendingSpoons, an Italian #software company, is pricing its US #IPO at $26 to $28 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.62 billion and achieve a $19 billion valuation. The company, known for its aggressive #acquisitionstrategy, has seen rapid revenue growth and recently turned #profitable. This IPO is one of the largest by a European company this year and highlights the trend of European tech companies choosing US exchanges for their IPOs. https://thenextweb.com/news/bending-spoons-ipo-pricing-19-billion-valuation-nasdaq?eicker.news #tech #media #news

#BendingSpoons, an Italian #software company, is pricing its US #IPO at $26 to $28 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.62 billion and achieve a $19 billion valuation. The company, known for its aggressive #acquisitionstrategy, has seen rapid revenue growth and recently turned #profitable. This IPO is one of the largest by a European company this year and highlights the trend of European tech companies choosing US exchanges for their IPOs. https://thenextweb.com/news/bending-spoons-ipo-pricing-19-billion-valuation-nasdaq?eicker.news #tech #media #news

War meetup.com schon immer so überladen mit Popups, flash deal etc oder ist das erst seit #bendingspoons übernommen hat?

War meetup.com schon immer so überladen mit Popups, flash deal etc oder ist das erst seit #bendingspoons übernommen hat?

War meetup.com schon immer so überladen mit Popups, flash deal etc oder ist das erst seit #bendingspoons übernommen hat?

Klingt nach Enshittification als Geschäftsmodell

https://www.golem.de/news/einblick-in-unterlagen-was-der-boersengang-ueber-bending-spoons-verraet-2606-209578.html

#BendingSpoons

Klingt nach Enshittification als Geschäftsmodell

https://www.golem.de/news/einblick-in-unterlagen-was-der-boersengang-ueber-bending-spoons-verraet-2606-209578.html

#BendingSpoons

Klingt nach Enshittification als Geschäftsmodell

https://www.golem.de/news/einblick-in-unterlagen-was-der-boersengang-ueber-bending-spoons-verraet-2606-209578.html

#BendingSpoons

Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/vimeo-wetransfer-and-filmic-owner-bending-spoons-is-going-public/ #bendingspoons #wetransfer #filmicpro #Industry #public #stock #vimeo #News #ipo

Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/vimeo-wetransfer-and-filmic-owner-bending-spoons-is-going-public/ #bendingspoons #wetransfer #filmicpro #Industry #public #stock #vimeo #News #ipo

Vimeo, WeTransfer, and Filmic Owner Bending Spoons is Going Public https://petapixel.com/2026/06/09/vimeo-wetransfer-and-filmic-owner-bending-spoons-is-going-public/ #bendingspoons #wetransfer #filmicpro #Industry #public #stock #vimeo #News #ipo

@[email protected]

War noch nie bei #Strava, aber seit #BendingSpoons #Komoot übernommen hat, erwarte ich da auch früher oder später Einschnitte und/oder Kostensteigerungen.

@[email protected]

War noch nie bei #Strava, aber seit #BendingSpoons #Komoot übernommen hat, erwarte ich da auch früher oder später Einschnitte und/oder Kostensteigerungen.

Eventbrite got Komooted.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-cuts-eventbrite-staff-rolls-out-product-changes-after-takeover-2026-04-13/

#enshittification #BendingSpoons

Eventbrite got Komooted.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-cuts-eventbrite-staff-rolls-out-product-changes-after-takeover-2026-04-13/

#enshittification #BendingSpoons

Eventbrite got Komooted.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bending-spoons-cuts-eventbrite-staff-rolls-out-product-changes-after-takeover-2026-04-13/

#enshittification #BendingSpoons

Rushes Is a New Creator-Focused Vimeo Alternative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/rushes-is-a-new-creator-focused-vimeo-alternative/ #bendingspoons #Websites #rushes #video #vimeo #News

Rushes Is a New Creator-Focused Vimeo Alternative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/rushes-is-a-new-creator-focused-vimeo-alternative/ #bendingspoons #Websites #rushes #video #vimeo #News

Rushes Is a New Creator-Focused Vimeo Alternative https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/rushes-is-a-new-creator-focused-vimeo-alternative/ #bendingspoons #Websites #rushes #video #vimeo #News

Das #FuckYou des Monats geht raus an #BendingSpoons, den Software Entwicklern des #KI Support Bots und ans Management und die Investoren, die #Komoot gegen die Wand gefahren haben. Und jetzt alle miteinander 🎵 https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE

Das #FuckYou des Monats geht raus an #BendingSpoons, den Software Entwicklern des #KI Support Bots und ans Management und die Investoren, die #Komoot gegen die Wand gefahren haben. Und jetzt alle miteinander 🎵 https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE

@kiki #BendingSpoons - die Heuschrecken der „netten“ Apps.

Was immer die in ihre gicht-verkrümmten Krallen bekommen wird ausgesaugt und bis zur Unnutzbarkeit verstümmelt.

#komoot erging es genau so.

Und natürlich werden Mitarbeitende „dem Arbeitsmarkt zugeführt“.

@kiki #BendingSpoons - die Heuschrecken der „netten“ Apps.

Was immer die in ihre gicht-verkrümmten Krallen bekommen wird ausgesaugt und bis zur Unnutzbarkeit verstümmelt.

#komoot erging es genau so.

Und natürlich werden Mitarbeitende „dem Arbeitsmarkt zugeführt“.

@kiki #BendingSpoons - die Heuschrecken der „netten“ Apps.

Was immer die in ihre gicht-verkrümmten Krallen bekommen wird ausgesaugt und bis zur Unnutzbarkeit verstümmelt.

#komoot erging es genau so.

Und natürlich werden Mitarbeitende „dem Arbeitsmarkt zugeführt“.

@finnmyrstad @pluralistic There is at least one company name to remember and run if they touch one of your products: bending spoons.
There may be more vulture funds trashing our beloved tools, but #BendingSpoons has a master plan and acquires services with lots of users to maximise the damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons#Acquisitions
#Enshittification

@finnmyrstad @pluralistic There is at least one company name to remember and run if they touch one of your products: bending spoons.
There may be more vulture funds trashing our beloved tools, but #BendingSpoons has a master plan and acquires services with lots of users to maximise the damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons#Acquisitions
#Enshittification

@finnmyrstad @pluralistic There is at least one company name to remember and run if they touch one of your products: bending spoons.
There may be more vulture funds trashing our beloved tools, but #BendingSpoons has a master plan and acquires services with lots of users to maximise the damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending_Spoons#Acquisitions
#Enshittification

Why is Komoot acquisition by Bending Spoons presented to be soooo bad?

Sure, they fired a lot of people. But if they managed to do that AND finally did a modern redesign and started finally adding new features AND they do it at much faster pace than before, then my question is, what those people were doing there in the first place?

Sure, asking to subscribe all the time might be a bit annoying, but what's more?

#komoot #bendingspoons #outdoor #hiking #justarandomthought

Why is Komoot acquisition by Bending Spoons presented to be soooo bad?

Sure, they fired a lot of people. But if they managed to do that AND finally did a modern redesign and started finally adding new features AND they do it at much faster pace than before, then my question is, what those people were doing there in the first place?

Sure, asking to subscribe all the time might be a bit annoying, but what's more?

#komoot #bendingspoons #outdoor #hiking #justarandomthought

Why is Komoot acquisition by Bending Spoons presented to be soooo bad?

Sure, they fired a lot of people. But if they managed to do that AND finally did a modern redesign and started finally adding new features AND they do it at much faster pace than before, then my question is, what those people were doing there in the first place?

Sure, asking to subscribe all the time might be a bit annoying, but what's more?

#komoot #bendingspoons #outdoor #hiking #justarandomthought

Das neuste Opfer dieser Strategie ist die Videostreaming-Plattform Vimeo. Wenige Monate nach der Übernahme durch #BendingSpoons wurden weltweit Mitarbeiter entlassen. Wie Slashdot schreibt, handelt es sich dabei um grosse Teile des Unternehmens. Unter anderem soll das gesamte Video-Team abgebaut worden sein, auch in der IT-Entwicklungsabteilung wurden viele entlassen. Was dies für die Zukunft des Produkts an sich heisst, kann man sich leicht selber ausmalen.
https://www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying-off-staff-after-billion-sale-to-bending-spoons-2026-1

Das neuste Opfer dieser Strategie ist die Videostreaming-Plattform Vimeo. Wenige Monate nach der Übernahme durch #BendingSpoons wurden weltweit Mitarbeiter entlassen. Wie Slashdot schreibt, handelt es sich dabei um grosse Teile des Unternehmens. Unter anderem soll das gesamte Video-Team abgebaut worden sein, auch in der IT-Entwicklungsabteilung wurden viele entlassen. Was dies für die Zukunft des Produkts an sich heisst, kann man sich leicht selber ausmalen.
https://www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying-off-staff-after-billion-sale-to-bending-spoons-2026-1

Das neuste Opfer dieser Strategie ist die Videostreaming-Plattform Vimeo. Wenige Monate nach der Übernahme durch #BendingSpoons wurden weltweit Mitarbeiter entlassen. Wie Slashdot schreibt, handelt es sich dabei um grosse Teile des Unternehmens. Unter anderem soll das gesamte Video-Team abgebaut worden sein, auch in der IT-Entwicklungsabteilung wurden viele entlassen. Was dies für die Zukunft des Produkts an sich heisst, kann man sich leicht selber ausmalen.
https://www.businessinsider.com/vimeo-laying-off-staff-after-billion-sale-to-bending-spoons-2026-1

@kottke #BendingSpoons - the undertaker of digital companies.

What do they do with all the user data they collect from #evernote #Komoot and #vimeo ?

@kottke #BendingSpoons - the undertaker of digital companies.

What do they do with all the user data they collect from #evernote #Komoot and #vimeo ?

@kottke #BendingSpoons - the undertaker of digital companies.

What do they do with all the user data they collect from #evernote #Komoot and #vimeo ?

Vimeo, jakie znaliśmy, właśnie przestało istnieć. Nowy właściciel zwolnił „większość załogi”, w tym cały zespół od wideo

Jeśli trzymasz swoje portfolio na Vimeo, zrób kopię zapasową. Natychmiast. Serwis, który przez dwie dekady był profesjonalną alternatywą dla YouTube’a, właśnie padł ofiarą brutalnej restrukturyzacji.

Nowy właściciel, fundusz Bending Spoons, zastosował swoją ulubioną taktykę: kupić, zwolnić, wycisnąć.

Rzeź wideo w serwisie wideo

Wiadomość brzmi jak ponury żart, ale niestety jest prawdziwa. Jak donosi Engadget i Business Insider, zaledwie kilka miesięcy po przejęciu Vimeo za 1,38 miliarda dolarów, firma Bending Spoons przeprowadziła masowe zwolnienia.

Pracownicy donoszą w mediach społecznościowych, że pracę straciła „większość firmy”. Najbardziej szokujący jest jednak szczegół ujawniony przez jednego z inżynierów: zwolniono cały zespół odpowiedzialny za technologię wideo. Tak, dobrze czytacie. Platforma hostingowa nie ma już ludzi, którzy rozwijają technologię hostowania.

„To smutne patrzeć, jak coś, co zbudowałem, jest zabijane przez private equity noszące skórę firmy technologicznej jako przebranie” – napisał jeden z byłych pracowników na serwisie X.

Metoda „na Bending Spoons”

Dla obserwatorów rynku tech to niestety żadne zaskoczenie. Włoska firma Bending Spoons (o ironicznej nazwie nawiązującej do Matrixa) w ostatnich latach stała się grabarzem lubianych narzędzi kreatywnych. Schemat zawsze jest ten sam:

• Evernote (2023): przejęcie, drastyczne podwyżki cen, zwolnienie niemal całej załogi w USA i przeniesienie szczątkowego rozwoju do Europy.
• WeTransfer (2024): przejęcie, natychmiastowe cięcia kadrowe (zwolniono 75% załogi).
• Vimeo (2026): scenariusz się powtarza.

Oficjalny komunikat rzecznika Bending Spoons brzmi jak korporacyjna nowomowa w najgorszym wydaniu: „Jesteśmy zaangażowani w rozwój Vimeo, aby spełniać potrzeby naszej zróżnicowanej bazy użytkowników”. Trudno uwierzyć w rozwój, gdy wyrzuca się ludzi, którzy ten produkt tworzą.

Co to oznacza dla Ciebie?

Vimeo przez lata było domem dla „high-endowego” kontentu. Brak reklam, świetny odtwarzacz, opcje prywatności – to przyciągało profesjonalistów. Dziś przyszłość platformy stoi pod znakiem zapytania. Z „wydmuszkową” załogą serwis pewnie będzie działał (serwery nie wybuchną jutro), ale można spodziewać się:

• Braku nowych funkcji.
• Pogorszenia supportu.
• Agresywnego monetyzowania użytkowników (jeszcze wyższe ceny subskrypcji).

Jeśli Twoja firma polega na Vimeo jako głównym archiwum wideo – czas poszukać alternatywy. Vimeo to już nie jest firma technologiczna. To arkusz w Excelu.

Jak korzystam ze Stage Managera w iPadOS, aby zmaksymalizować produktywność i skupienie