Bending Spoons: AOL Acquirer Explained
- Hear's a summary of Bending spoons' acquisition spree,based on the provided text:
- * WeTransfer: File transfer service (followed by staff cuts and changes to the free plan).
- * Vimeo: Video platform ($1.38 billion all-cash deal - pending).
Hear’s a summary of Bending spoons’ acquisition spree,based on the provided text:
2024 Acquisitions:
* Meetup: Community-building platform.
* Mosaic Group: Digital assets.
* Hopin’s StreamYard: Live streaming software.
* Issuu: Publishing platform.
* WeTransfer: File transfer service (followed by staff cuts and changes to the free plan).
* Brightcove: Video platform ($233 million all-cash deal).
2025 Acquisitions:
* Komoot: Outdoors route planner.
* Harvest: Management software.
* Vimeo: Video platform ($1.38 billion all-cash deal – pending).
* AOL: From Yahoo (pending).
Valuation:
* As of October 2025, Bending Spoons is a “decacorn” (valued at over $10 billion).
* Last raised funding at a $2.8 billion valuation in 2024.
* Previously raised funding in 2022 and early 2024.