Francesco Patarnello
Unicorn founderVice President and Executive Director at Bending Spoons
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
FoundedBending Spoons$18.4B
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About
Francesco Patarnello is a co-founder of Bending Spoons, the Milan software company that listed on Nasdaq at an $18.4 billion valuation in July 2026. A University of Padua engineer who took the T.I.M.E. double degree at the Technical University of Denmark, he co-founded the diary app Evertale with Luca Ferrari and Matteo Danieli in Copenhagen, then turned its failure into one of Europe's biggest software companies.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Evertale, the smart-diary startup that preceded Bending Spoons.
- Education
- Engineering at the University of Padua, then the T.I.M.E. double degree at the Technical University of Denmark — where the Bending Spoons founders met.
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Vice President and Executive Director at Bending Spoons
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Experience
- Bending SpoonsCo-Foundercurrent2013 — presentMilan Area, Italy
- EvertaleCo-Founder & CEO2010 — 2013
- DTU FotonikTeaching Assistant2009
Skills & more
- Endeavor TOP 5% Entrepreneur — Endeavor
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Francesco PatarnelloPerché BENDING SPOONS continua ad acquisire (M&A e AI) 🏢 con Luca Ferrari e Francesco Patarnello
Marco Lecchi
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Francesco Patarnello?
- Francesco Patarnello is a co-founder of Bending Spoons, the Milan software company that listed on Nasdaq at an $18.4 billion valuation in July 2026. A University of Padua engineer who took the T.I.M.E. double degree at the Technical University of Denmark, he co-founded the diary app Evertale with Luca Ferrari and Matteo Danieli in Copenhagen, then turned its failure into one of Europe's biggest software companies.
- Where does Francesco Patarnello work?
- Francesco Patarnello is Vice President and Executive Director of Bending Spoons.
- What companies did Francesco Patarnello found?
- Francesco Patarnello founded Bending Spoons.
- Where did Francesco Patarnello go to school?
- Francesco Patarnello studied at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (MSc, Telecommunication, Optics, Photonics); Università degli Studi di Padova (MSc, Electronics).
- What podcasts and interviews feature Francesco Patarnello?
- Tracked appearances include "Perché BENDING SPOONS continua ad acquisire (M&A e AI) 🏢 con Luca Ferrari e Francesco Patarnello".
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